A Study of the Anterior Gradient Homolog 2 (AGR2) Protein in Central Nervous System Tumors' Cell Lines (EACR 2022)
AGR2 expression was detected in several glioma primary cell lines, both AGR2 and GRp78 were co-localized in tissues and cell lines.It has been linked to drug resistance, a series of cytotoxic studies were conducted to evaluate the link between AGR2 expression and drug resistance founding that AGR2 is significantly expressed in surviving cells.siRNA against AGR2 Exome 2 exhibited the greatest inhibitory impact, demonstrating the significance of its existence.Using double hits results in significant survival inhibition.When siRNA for AGR2 was used in conjunction with Temozolomide or Irinotecan, there was a substantial change in cell density compared to drugs alone,surviving cells are those that express AGR2. Conclusion AGR2 was highly expressed in high-grade GBM and meningioma. It’s one of the CSC markers in the CNS system tumours and part of the UPR machinery.AGR2 expression was shown in the remaining survival cells following drug treatments or using siRNA, indicating AGR2 importance for cell proliferation and survival.Targeting, blocking AGR2 using antibodies and peptides is one way to eliminate cancer in the brain, among other cancer types.