Pharmacological induction of selective endoplasmic reticulum retention as a novel strategy for cancer therapy

We analysed the difference in the surface proteome of human cells that were either subjected to ER stress (induced by thapsigargin (Tg)) only or were additionally treated with a pharmacological inhibitor against the eIF2α kinase PERK, which is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum. Compared to single ER stress, several important plasma-membrane associated kinases, showed a significant downregulation under PERK inhibition.