Synthetic Lethality of SHP2 and XIAP Suppresses Proliferation and Metastasis in KRAS-mutant Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer. (PubMed, Adv Sci (Weinh))
Mechanistically, dual inhibition of XIAP and SHP2 by embelin lessens the proliferation and metastasis, activates senescence and endogenous apoptosis, inhibits cancer-related RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT, Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT), wingless-related integration site (Wnt), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways, and overcomes compensatory feedback in the MAPK signals through the modulation of mitogen-inducible gene-6 (MIG-6) and SPROUTY2 (SPRY2). Collectively, SHP2 and XIAP are potential synthetic lethal partners, and embelin warrants further development as a novel therapeutic option for alleviating KRAS-mutant NSCLC by cotargeting SHP2 and XIAP.