Communications Biology (Mar 2021)

CRISPR activation screen in mice identifies novel membrane proteins enhancing pulmonary metastatic colonisation

  • Louise van der Weyden,
  • Victoria Harle,
  • Gemma Turner,
  • Victoria Offord,
  • Vivek Iyer,
  • Alastair Droop,
  • Agnieszka Swiatkowska,
  • Roy Rabbie,
  • Andrew D. Campbell,
  • Owen J. Sansom,
  • Mercedes Pardo,
  • Jyoti S. Choudhary,
  • Ingrid Ferreira,
  • Mark Tullett,
  • Mark J. Arends,
  • Anneliese O. Speak,
  • David J. Adams

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01912-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Louise van der Weyden et al. report a CRISPRa screen in mice to identify membrane protein-encoding genes that, when overexpressed, enhance the metastatic potential of melanoma cells. They find that high expression of LRRN4CL in melanoma cells increases lung metastases in mice and correlates with poorer survival in melanoma patients, suggesting it could be a promising drug target.