2025 Fall
International Convention of PSK

D+7
October 22-24, 2025

Abstracts

P4-6

Suppression of USP47 enhances KRAS G12C inhibitor activity in NSCLC through c-Myc deubiquitination regulation.

  • SuA Hwang1,2, Hyungkyung Shin1, Jeong Hyun Jeong3, Sang Chull Shin4, Yeonji Oh3, Jinhyeok Kim3,5, Inah Hwang1,2, Eunice EunKyeong Kim3, Hyunah Choo3,5, Eun Joo Song*1,2
  • 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and College of Pharmacy, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2Graduate Program in Innovative Biomaterials Convergence, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 3Medical Materials Research Center, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
  • 4Technological Convergence Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 5Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea

FDA-approved KRASG12C inhibitors, like Sotorasib, target G12C-mutated KRAS in NSCLC. However, issues with insensitivity and drug resistance have emerged, requiring the development of new combination therapies to overcome these limitations. USP47 has been identified as a regulator of cancer-related signaling pathways such as Wnt, Hippo, and p53. However, its role in the KRAS signaling pathway remains largely unexplored and USP47 inhibitors are less developed than those targeting its homolog, USP7. Here, we identify USP47 as a novel therapeutic target in KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC and report K-552, a selective USP47 inhibitor, as a potential treatment strategy. We demonstrate that USP47 stabilizes c-Myc by preventing its proteasomal degradation through deubiquitination, thereby promoting NSCLC cell proliferation. Additionally, the compound K-552, a USP47 inhibitor identified through virtual screening, effectively destabilizes c-Myc and inhibits KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC cell proliferation. Furthermore, USP47 inhibition—either by siRNA knockdown or K-552 treatment—enhances the efficacy of Sotorasib in vitro and in vivo. Together, our findings establish USP47 as a promising therapeutic target in KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC and introduce K-552 as a USP47 inhibitor with potential for combination therapy with KRASG12C inhibitors.


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