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Abstract
Identification of therapeutic vulnerabilities in cancer remains a high priority for cancer research. A recent CRISPR/Cas9 screen identified that VDAC2 deletion in tumors enhanced their sensitivity to interferon-γ (IFNγ) through the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and activation of the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway. These data suggest that VDAC2 inhibition could enhance antitumor therapies.
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