Targeting of SUMOylation leads to cBAF complex stabilization and disruption of the SS18::SSX transcriptome in Synovial Sarcoma
Konstantinos V. Floros, Carter K. Fairchild, Jinxiu Li, Kun Zhang, Jane L. Roberts, Richard Kurupi, Durga Paudel, Yanli Xing, Bin Hu, Vita Kraskauskiene, Nayyerehalsadat Hosseini, Shanwei Shen, Melissa M. Inge, Kyllie Smith-Fry, Li Li, , Anthony C. Faber
This study shows that inhibiting SUMOylation with TAK-981 stabilizes cBAF complexes and disrupts the SS18::SSX-driven transcriptome in synovial sarcoma, leading to tumor inhibition.
Nature Communications · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology