Approximately 20-30% of human lung adenocarcinomas (LUAD) harbor loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in Kelch-like ECH Associated-Protein 1 (), which lead to hyperactivation of the nuclear factor, erythroid 2-like 2 (NRF2) antioxidant pathway and correlate with poor prognosis. We previously showed that mutation accelerates KRAS-driven LUAD and produces a marked dependency on glutaminolysis. To extend the investigation of genetic dependencies in the context of mutation, we performed a druggable genome CRISPR-Cas9 screen in -mutant cells.
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