Table 1

Components in ERS signaling implicated in OC

MoleculeExpressionEffectsReference
ARID1AMutated in more than 50% of OCCCDefining the IRE1a-XBP1 axis of the ERS response as a targetable vulnerability for ARID1A-mutant OCCC45
ANKRD1Up-regulated in OC cells (vs. normal control)Inducing platinum resistance48
AGTR1Up-regulated in OC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Correlating with poor outcomes and increasing lipid desaturation via SCD1 upregulation, thus ultimately decreasing ERS in multicellular spheroids55
CARM1Up-regulated in approximately 20% of HGSOCHypersensitivity to inhibition of the IRE1α/XBP1s pathway, alone or in combination with immune checkpoint blockade44
GRP78Up-regulated in OC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Correlating with worse patient survival41
GRP78Weak in cisplatin-sensitive OC cellsMediating cisplatin-induced senescence24
PDIUp-regulated in OC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Correlating with poorer patient survival41
p62Up-regulated in cisplatin-resistant OC cells (vs. cisplatin-sensitive control)Preventing ERS-induced apoptosis, and leading to cisplatin-resistance50
PHLDA1Up-regulated in OC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Correlating with poorer patient survival; modulating cell apoptosis via the ERS pathway49
ROR2Down-regulated in HGSOC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Association with HGSOC development and progression; overexpression of ROR2 induces cell apoptosis via IRE1α/JNK/CHOP pathway activation54
TwistUp-regulated in cisplatin-resistant OC cells (vs. cisplatin-sensitive control)Association with cisplatin-resistance and ERS induction, thus leading to initiation of mitochondrial-mediated cell death51
TUSC3Often lost in epithelial cancersAssociation with poor prognosis; loss of TUSC3 alters the molecular response to ERS and induces hallmarks of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in OC cells42
UCHL1Up-regulated in HGSOC tissues (vs. normal tissues)Correlating with poor patient survival; UCHL1 inhibition attenuates mTORC1 activity and induces a terminal ERS response53
WWOXFrequently lost in several cancersMediating the sensitivity of OC cells to paclitaxel via modulation of the ERS response52
XBP1Up-regulated in T cellsDecreasing intra-tumoral T cell infiltration and impairing anti-tumor capability47
XBP1Up-regulated in dendritic cellsDriving OC progression by blunting anti-tumor immunity46
XBP1Up-regulated in OC cellsPromoting cell proliferation and decreasing the sensitivity of OC cells to H2O243

ANKRD1, ankyrin repeat domain 1; ARID1A, SWI/SNF component; AGTR1, Angiotensin II receptor; CARM1, type I protein arginine methyltransferase; GRP78, 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein; HDAC6, histone deacetylase 6; HGSOC, high grade serous ovarian cancer; OC, ovarian cancer; OCCC, ovarian clear cell carcinomas; PDI, protein disulfide isomerase; PHLDA1, pleckstrin homology-like domain family A member 1; ROR2, receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptors; TUSC3, tumor suppressor candidate 3; UCHL1, ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1; WWOX, WW domain containing oxidoreductase; XBP1, X-box binding protein-1.