Genome-wide screen for context-dependent tumor suppressors identified using in vivo models for neoplasia in Drosophila

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  • Casper Groth
  • Pooja Vaid
  • Aditi Khatpe
  • Nelchi Prashali
  • Avantika Ahiya
  • Andrejeva, Diana
  • Madhumita Chakladar
  • Sanket Nagarkar
  • Rachel Paul
  • Devaki Kelkar
  • Teresa Eichenlaub
  • Herranz, Hector
  • T. S. Sridhar
  • Stephen M. Cohen
  • L. S. Shashidhara

Genetic approaches in Drosophila have successfully identified many genes involved in regulation of growth control as well as genetic interactions relevant to the initiation and progression of cancer in vivo. Here, we report on large-scale RNAi-based screens to identify potential tumor suppressor genes that interact with known cancer-drivers: the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and the Hippo pathway transcriptional cofactor Yorkie. These screens were designed to identify genes whose depletion drove tissue expressing EGFR or Yki from a state of benign overgrowth into neoplastic transformation in vivo. We also report on an independent screen aimed to identify genes whose depletion suppressed formation of neoplastic tumors in an existing EGFR-dependent neoplasia model. Many of the positives identified here are known to be functional in growth control pathways. We also find a number of novel connections to Yki and EGFR driven tissue growth, mostly unique to one of the two. Thus, resources provided here would be useful to all researchers who study negative regulators of growth during development and cancer in the context of activated EGFR and/or Yki and positive regulators of growth in the context of activated EGFR. Resources reported here are available freely for anyone to use.

Original languageEnglish
JournalG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Volume10
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)2999-3008
Number of pages10
ISSN2160-1836
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • Drosophila, EGFR, Hippo pathway, Neoplasia, Tumorigenesis

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