SFPQ Depletion Is Synthetically Lethal with BRAF in Colorectal Cancer Cells.

Oncoproteins such as the BRAF kinase endow cancer cells with malignant properties, but they also create unique vulnerabilities. Targeting of BRAF-driven cytoplasmic signaling networks has proved ineffective, as patients regularly relapse with reactivation of the targeted pathways. We identify the nuclear protein SFPQ to be synthetically lethal with BRAF in a loss-of-function shRNA screen.