Aurora kinase A is a synthetic lethal target in FANCA-deficient cancers
Dilara Akhoundova, Martín González Fernández, Aavash Baral, Andrej Benjak, Carmen Perry, Dinda Shezaria Hardy Lubis, Ladina Hörtensteiner, Saskia Hussung, Lea Lingg, Sina Maletti, Aino Paasinen-Sohns, Marika Lehner, Bastian Dislich, Erik Vassella, Simone de Brot, , Mark A. Rubin
The paper identifies Aurora kinase A as a synthetic lethal target in FANCA-deficient cancers and shows AURKA inhibition induces chromosomal instability and G2/M arrest in these cells.
npj Precision Oncology · Jul 11, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology