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Inagaki Y, Hashimoto K, Wakamori S, Katsuta R, Yajima A, Kaida D, Ishigami K. Synthesis, growth inhibitory activity against tumor cells, and structure-activity relationship of CGK733 and its analogs. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2024; 88:747-758. [PMID: 38678003 DOI: 10.1093/bbb/zbae047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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CGK733 was reported as a compound that inhibited ATM/ATR kinase activities and blocked their checkpoint signaling pathways with great selectivity. However, this paper was subsequently retracted, and the truth about the activity of CGK733 remains unclear. We synthesized various analogs of CGK733 with a modification of the carboxylic acid moiety and/or the aniline derivative moiety to accumulate knowledge of the structure-activity relationship of this compound. Growth inhibitory activity of CGK733 and novel 35 analogs against HeLa S3 cells was evaluated, and the structure-activity relationship revealed that analogs with the 2-naphthyl or 4-fluorophenyl group instead of the benzhydryl group have activity comparable to CGK733 and that the 3-nitro group on the aniline moiety significantly affects the activity.
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- Yuta Inagaki
- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences and Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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Sheikh HK, Ortiz CJC, Arshad T, Padrón JM, Khan H. Advancements in steroidal Pt(II) & Pt(IV) derivatives for targeted chemotherapy (2000-2023). Eur J Med Chem 2024; 271:116438. [PMID: 38685141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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One of the key strategies in chemotherapy involves crosslinking the DNA strands of cancer cells to impede their replication, with platinum (Pt) coordination compounds being a prominent class and cisplatin being its major representative. Steroidal ligands tethered to DNA interactive Pt core act as drug carriers for targeted therapy. While crosslinking of nuclear or mitochondrial DNA strands using coordination complexes has been studied for years, there remains a lack of comprehensive reviews addressing the advancements made in steroidal-Pt derivatives. This review specifically focuses on advancements made in steroid-tethered structural derivatives of Pt(II) or prodrug Pt(IV) for targeted chemotherapy, synthesized between 2000 and 2023. This period was deliberately chosen due to the widespread use of computational techniques for more accurate structure-based drug-design in last two decades. This review discusses the strategy behind tethering steroidal ligands such as testosterone, estrogen, bile acids, and cholesterol to the central DNA interactive Pt core through specific linker groups. The steroidal ligands function as drug delivery vehicles of DNA interactive Pt core and bind with their respective target receptors or proteins that are often overexpressed in cancer cells, thus enabling targeted delivery of Pt moiety to interact with DNA. We discussed structural features such as the location of the linker group on the steroid, the mono, bi, and tridentate configuration of the chelating arm in coordination with Pt, and the rigidity and flexibility of the linker group. The comparative in vitro, in vivo activities, and relative binding affinities of the designed compounds against standard Pt drugs are also discussed. We also provided a critique of observed trends and shortcomings. Our review will provide insights into future molecular designing of targeted DNA crosslinkers and their structural optimization to achieve desired drug properties. From this analysis, we proposed further research directions leading to the future of targeted chemotherapy.
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- Hamdullah Khadim Sheikh
- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
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Alqahtani YS, Mahmoud AM, Ibrahim H, El-Wekil MM. Enhanced fluorescent detection of oxaliplatin via BSA@copper nanoclusters: a targeted approach for cancer drug monitoring. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024. [PMID: 38700061 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00355a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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A new fluorescence sensing approach has been proposed for the precise determination of the anti-cancer drug oxaliplatin (Oxal-Pt). This method entails synthesizing blue-emitting copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) functionalized with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the stabilizing agent. Upon excitation at 360 nm, the resultant probe exhibits emission at 460 nm. Notably, the fluorescence response of BSA@CuNCs substantially increases upon incubation with Oxal-Pt due to multiple binding interactions between the drug and the fluorescent probe. These interactions involve hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interaction, and the high affinity between the SH groups (cysteine residues of BSA) and platinum (in Oxal-Pt). Consequently, this interaction induces aggregation-induced emission enhancement (AIEE) of BSA@CuNCs. The probe demonstrates a broad response range from 0.08 to 140.0 μM, along with a low detection limit of 20.0 nM, determined based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. Furthermore, the probe effectively detects Oxal-Pt in injections, human serum, and urine samples, yielding acceptable results. This study represents a significant advancement in the development of a straightforward and efficient sensor for monitoring platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs during chemotherapy.
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- Yahya S Alqahtani
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt
- School of Biotechnology, Badr University in Assiut, Assiut 2014101, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt.
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Locke AJ, Abou Farraj R, Tran C, Zeinali E, Mashayekhi F, Ali JYH, Glover JNM, Ismail IH. The role of RNF138 in DNA end resection is regulated by ubiquitylation and CDK phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105709. [PMID: 38309501 PMCID: PMC10910129 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are DNA lesions that pose a significant threat to genomic stability. The repair of DSBs by the homologous recombination (HR) pathway is preceded by DNA end resection, the 5' to 3' nucleolytic degradation of DNA away from the DSB. We and others previously identified a role for RNF138, a really interesting new gene finger E3 ubiquitin ligase, in stimulating DNA end resection and HR. Yet, little is known about how RNF138's function is regulated in the context of DSB repair. Here, we show that RNF138 is phosphorylated at residue T27 by cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) activity during the S and G2 phases of the cell cycle. We also observe that RNF138 is ubiquitylated constitutively, with ubiquitylation occurring in part on residue K158 and rising during the S/G2 phases. Interestingly, RNF138 ubiquitylation decreases upon genotoxic stress. By mutating RNF138 at residues T27, K158, and the previously identified S124 ataxia telangiectasia mutated phosphorylation site (Han et al., 2016, ref. 22), we find that post-translational modifications at all three positions mediate DSB repair. Cells expressing the T27A, K158R, and S124A variants of RNF138 are impaired in DNA end resection, HR activity, and are more sensitive to ionizing radiation compared to those expressing wildtype RNF138. Our findings shed more light on how RNF138 activity is controlled by the cell during HR.
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- Andrew J Locke
- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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Zhao Q, Chen Y, Huang W, Zhou H, Zhang W. Drug-microbiota interactions: an emerging priority for precision medicine. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:386. [PMID: 37806986 PMCID: PMC10560686 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01619-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Individual variability in drug response (IVDR) can be a major cause of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and prolonged therapy, resulting in a substantial health and economic burden. Despite extensive research in pharmacogenomics regarding the impact of individual genetic background on pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD), genetic diversity explains only a limited proportion of IVDR. The role of gut microbiota, also known as the second genome, and its metabolites in modulating therapeutic outcomes in human diseases have been highlighted by recent studies. Consequently, the burgeoning field of pharmacomicrobiomics aims to explore the correlation between microbiota variation and IVDR or ADRs. This review presents an up-to-date overview of the intricate interactions between gut microbiota and classical therapeutic agents for human systemic diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), endocrine diseases, and others. We summarise how microbiota, directly and indirectly, modify the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of drugs. Conversely, drugs can also modulate the composition and function of gut microbiota, leading to changes in microbial metabolism and immune response. We also discuss the practical challenges, strategies, and opportunities in this field, emphasizing the critical need to develop an innovative approach to multi-omics, integrate various data types, including human and microbiota genomic data, as well as translate lab data into clinical practice. To sum up, pharmacomicrobiomics represents a promising avenue to address IVDR and improve patient outcomes, and further research in this field is imperative to unlock its full potential for precision medicine.
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- Qing Zhao
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- Engineering Research Center of Applied Technology of Pharmacogenomics, Ministry of Education, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, PR China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, PR China.
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, PR China.
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China.
- Central Laboratory of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Central South University, 283 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, PR China.
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Qin S, Kitty I, Hao Y, Zhao F, Kim W. Maintaining Genome Integrity: Protein Kinases and Phosphatases Orchestrate the Balancing Act of DNA Double-Strand Breaks Repair in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10212. [PMID: 37373360 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most lethal DNA damages which lead to severe genome instability. Phosphorylation is one of the most important protein post-translation modifications involved in DSBs repair regulation. Kinases and phosphatases play coordinating roles in DSB repair by phosphorylating and dephosphorylating various proteins. Recent research has shed light on the importance of maintaining a balance between kinase and phosphatase activities in DSB repair. The interplay between kinases and phosphatases plays an important role in regulating DNA-repair processes, and alterations in their activity can lead to genomic instability and disease. Therefore, study on the function of kinases and phosphatases in DSBs repair is essential for understanding their roles in cancer development and therapeutics. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of kinases and phosphatases in DSBs repair regulation and highlight the advancements in the development of cancer therapies targeting kinases or phosphatases in DSBs repair pathways. In conclusion, understanding the balance of kinase and phosphatase activities in DSBs repair provides opportunities for the development of novel cancer therapeutics.
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- Sisi Qin
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 31151, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- Analytical Instrumentation Center, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical Science, Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS), Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 31151, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea
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Caraci F, Fidilio A, Santangelo R, Caruso G, Giuffrida ML, Tomasello MF, Nicoletti F, Copani A. Molecular Connections between DNA Replication and Cell Death in β-Amyloid-Treated Neurons. Curr Neuropharmacol 2023; 21:2006-2018. [PMID: 37021419 PMCID: PMC10514525 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x21666230404121903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ectopic cell cycle reactivation in neurons is associated with neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease. In cultured rodent neurons, synthetic β-amyloid (Aβ) reproduces the neuronal cell cycle re-entry observed in the Alzheimer's brain, and blockade of the cycle prevents Aβ-induced neurodegeneration. DNA polymerase-β, whose expression is induced by Aβ, is responsible for the DNA replication process that ultimately leads to neuronal death, but the molecular mechanism(s) linking DNA replication to neuronal apoptosis are presently unknown. AIM To explore the role of a conserved checkpoint pathway started by DNA replication stress, namely the ATM-ATR/Claspin/Chk-1 pathway, in switching the neuronal response from DNA replication to apoptosis. METHODS Experiments were carried out in cultured rat cortical neurons challenged with toxic oligomers of Aβ protein. RESULTS Small inhibitory molecules of ATM/ATR kinase or Chk-1 amplified Aβ-induced neuronal DNA replication and apoptosis, as they were permissive to the DNA polymerase-β activity triggered by Aβ oligomers. Claspin, i.e., the adaptor protein between ATM/ATR kinase and the downstream Chk-1, was present on DNA replication forks of neurons early after Aβ challenge, and decreased at times coinciding with neuronal apoptosis. The caspase-3/7 inhibitor I maintained overtime the amount of Claspin loaded on DNA replication forks and, concomitantly, reduced neuronal apoptosis by holding neurons in the S phase. Moreover, a short phosphopeptide mimicking the Chk-1-binding motif of Claspin was able to prevent Aβ-challenged neurons from entering apoptosis. CONCLUSION We speculate that, in the Alzheimer's brain, Claspin degradation by intervening factors may precipitate the death of neurons engaged into DNA replication.
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- Filippo Caraci
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- UOR of Neuropharmacology and Translational Neurosciences, Oasi Research Institute - IRCCS, Troina, Italy
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- UOR of Neuropharmacology and Translational Neurosciences, Oasi Research Institute - IRCCS, Troina, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research, Catania Unit, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University Sapienza of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Institute of Crystallography, National Council of Research, Catania Unit, Catania, Italy
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Ler AAL, Carty MP. DNA Damage Tolerance Pathways in Human Cells: A Potential Therapeutic Target. Front Oncol 2022; 11:822500. [PMID: 35198436 PMCID: PMC8859465 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.822500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
DNA lesions arising from both exogenous and endogenous sources occur frequently in DNA. During DNA replication, the presence of unrepaired DNA damage in the template can arrest replication fork progression, leading to fork collapse, double-strand break formation, and to genome instability. To facilitate completion of replication and prevent the generation of strand breaks, DNA damage tolerance (DDT) pathways play a key role in allowing replication to proceed in the presence of lesions in the template. The two main DDT pathways are translesion synthesis (TLS), which involves the recruitment of specialized TLS polymerases to the site of replication arrest to bypass lesions, and homology-directed damage tolerance, which includes the template switching and fork reversal pathways. With some exceptions, lesion bypass by TLS polymerases is a source of mutagenesis, potentially contributing to the development of cancer. The capacity of TLS polymerases to bypass replication-blocking lesions induced by anti-cancer drugs such as cisplatin can also contribute to tumor chemoresistance. On the other hand, during homology-directed DDT the nascent sister strand is transiently utilised as a template for replication, allowing for error-free lesion bypass. Given the role of DNA damage tolerance pathways in replication, mutagenesis and chemoresistance, a more complete understanding of these pathways can provide avenues for therapeutic exploitation. A number of small molecule inhibitors of TLS polymerase activity have been identified that show synergy with conventional chemotherapeutic agents in killing cancer cells. In this review, we will summarize the major DDT pathways, explore the relationship between damage tolerance and carcinogenesis, and discuss the potential of targeting TLS polymerases as a therapeutic approach.
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- Ashlynn Ai Li Ler
- Biochemistry, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, The National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Biochemistry, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, The National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, Galway, Ireland
- DNA Damage Response Laboratory, Centre for Chromosome Biology, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland
- *Correspondence: Michael P. Carty,
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Dueva R, Iliakis G. Replication protein A: a multifunctional protein with roles in DNA replication, repair and beyond. NAR Cancer 2020; 2:zcaa022. [PMID: 34316690 PMCID: PMC8210275 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcaa022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) forms continuously during DNA replication and is an important intermediate during recombination-mediated repair of damaged DNA. Replication protein A (RPA) is the major eukaryotic ssDNA-binding protein. As such, RPA protects the transiently formed ssDNA from nucleolytic degradation and serves as a physical platform for the recruitment of DNA damage response factors. Prominent and well-studied RPA-interacting partners are the tumor suppressor protein p53, the RAD51 recombinase and the ATR-interacting proteins ATRIP and ETAA1. RPA interactions are also documented with the helicases BLM, WRN and SMARCAL1/HARP, as well as the nucleotide excision repair proteins XPA, XPG and XPF–ERCC1. Besides its well-studied roles in DNA replication (restart) and repair, accumulating evidence shows that RPA is engaged in DNA activities in a broader biological context, including nucleosome assembly on nascent chromatin, regulation of gene expression, telomere maintenance and numerous other aspects of nucleic acid metabolism. In addition, novel RPA inhibitors show promising effects in cancer treatment, as single agents or in combination with chemotherapeutics. Since the biochemical properties of RPA and its roles in DNA repair have been extensively reviewed, here we focus on recent discoveries describing several non-canonical functions.
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- Rositsa Dueva
- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Silvestri R, Landi S. DNA polymerases in the risk and prognosis of colorectal and pancreatic cancers. Mutagenesis 2020; 34:363-374. [PMID: 31647559 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gez031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Human cancers arise from the alteration of genes involved in important pathways that mainly affect cell growth and proliferation. DNA replication and DNA damages recognition and repair are among these pathways and DNA polymerases that take part in these processes are frequently involved in cancer onset and progression. For example, damaging alterations within the proofreading domain of replicative polymerases, often reported in patients affected by colorectal cancer (CRC), are considered risk factors and drivers of carcinogenesis as they can lead to the accumulation of several mutations throughout the genome. Thus, replicative polymerases can be involved in cancer when losses of their physiological functions occur. On the contrary, reparative polymerases are often involved in cancer precisely because of their physiological role. In fact, their ability to repair and bypass DNA damages, which confers genome stability, can also counteract the effect of most anticancer drugs. In addition, the altered expression can characterise some type of cancers, which exacerbates this aspect. For example, all of the DNA polymerases involved a damage bypass mechanism, known as translesion synthesis, with the only exception of polymerase theta, are downregulated in CRC. Conversely, in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), most of these polymerase result upregulated. This suggests that different types of cancer can rely on different reparative polymerases to acquire drug resistance. Here we will examine all of the aspects that link DNA polymerases with CRC and PDAC.
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Ron-Magaña AL, Fernandez-Vargas OE, Barrera-Chairez E, Ron-Guerrero CS, Bañuelos-Ávila AJ. BEAM-Modified Conditioning Therapy with Cisplatin+Dexamethasone Instead of Carmustine Prior to Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in Patients with Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Ann Transplant 2019; 24:584-587. [PMID: 31636248 PMCID: PMC6824191 DOI: 10.12659/aot.918259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant has proven useful in relapsed or refractory cases of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. BEAM (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) is frequently used as a conditioning regimen; however, the high cost and limited availability of BCNU hinders its use in Mexico. Material/Methods Between January 2013 and February 2019, refractory or relapsing HL and NHL patients were treated with an autologous HSCT conditioned with cisplatin+dexamethasone as substitution for BCNU in BEAM. Results Four HL patients and 6 NHL patients were included; 60% were male, the average age was 34.5±15.2 years, the median follow-up was 19.1 months, and 70% had a complete response after transplant. OS at 12 months was 63% for NHL and 100% for HL. Time to hematological recovery was 17.6±2.8 days; all patients developed grade III/IV neutropenia and thrombocytopenia, and 8 patients had transplant-related infections. Conclusions This retrospective study based on real-world data introduces the option of substituting carmustine with cisplatin+dexamethasone, with a similar response, expected lower cost, and better accessibility in developing nations.
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- Ana Lucia Ron-Magaña
- Hemapoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.,Department of Hematology, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.,Department of Physiology, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Department of Hematology, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.,Department of Physiology, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Hemapoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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Ketkar A, Maddukuri L, Penthala NR, Reed MR, Zafar MK, Crooks PA, Eoff RL. Inhibition of Human DNA Polymerases Eta and Kappa by Indole-Derived Molecules Occurs through Distinct Mechanisms. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1337-1351. [PMID: 31082191 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Overexpression of human DNA polymerase kappa (hpol κ) in glioblastoma is associated with shorter survival time and resistance to the alkylating agent temozolomide (TMZ), making it an attractive target for the development of small-molecule inhibitors. We previously reported on the development and characterization of indole barbituric acid-derived (IBA) inhibitors of translesion DNA synthesis polymerases (TLS pols). We have now identified a potent and selective inhibitor of hpol κ based on the indole-aminoguanidine (IAG) chemical scaffold. The most promising IAG analogue, IAG-10, exhibited greater inhibitory action against hpol κ than any other human Y-family member, as well as pols from the A-, B-, and X-families. Inhibition of hpol κ by IAG analogues appears to proceed through a mechanism that is distinct from inhibition of hpol η based on changes in DNA binding affinity and nucleotide insertion kinetics. By way of comparison, both IAG and IBA analogues inhibited binary complex formation by hpol κ and ternary complex formation by hpol η. Decreasing the concentration of enzyme and DNA in the reaction mixture lowered the IC50 value of IAG-10 to submicromolar values, consistent with inhibition of binary complex formation for hpol κ. Chemical footprinting experiments revealed that IAG-10 binds to a cleft between the finger, little finger, and N-clasp domains on hpol κ and that this likely disrupts the interaction between the N-clasp and the TLS pol core. In cell culture, IAG-10 potentiated the antiproliferative activity and DNA damaging effects of TMZ in hpol κ-proficient cells but not in hpol κ-deficient cells, indicative of a target-dependent effect. Mutagenic replication across alkylation damage increased in hpol κ-proficient cells treated with IAG-10, while no change in mutation frequency was observed for hpol κ-deficient cells. In summary, we developed a potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of hpol κ that takes advantage of structural features unique to this TLS enzyme to potentiate TMZ, a standard-of-care drug used in the treatment of malignant brain tumors. Furthermore, the IAG scaffold represents a new chemical space for the exploration of TLS pol inhibitors, which could prove useful as a strategy for improving patient response to genotoxic drugs.
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- Amit Ketkar
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199, United States
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van der Wilk BJ, Eyck BM, Lagarde SM, van der Gaast A, Nuyttens JJME, Wijnhoven BPL, van Lanschot JJB. The optimal neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer. J Thorac Dis 2019; 11:S621-S631. [PMID: 31080638 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Esophagectomy is the cornerstone of intentionally curative treatment in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Neoadjuvant treatments have been introduced to minimize the risk of development of locoregional- and/or distant recurrences. Chemotherapy is used based on the results of the MAGIC- and the OEO2-trials and chemoradiotherapy became part of standard treatment after the publication of the CROSS-trial. Although several studies have compared the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, no robust evidence on the optimal neoadjuvant treatment has been obtained as yet. Several studies indirectly comparing both modalities suggest a benefit for chemoradiotherapy in the number of pathologically complete responders, radical resection rate and possibly even in overall survival. Large randomized controlled trials like the Neo-AEGIS-, ESOPEC- and NeXT-trials are currently addressing this topic. A relatively new aspect of esophageal cancer treatment is the administration of monoclonal antibodies. Several monoclonal antibodies have been tested in, mostly, advanced esophageal cancer treatment. Cetuximab has also been tested as addition to neoadjuvant- and definitive treatment in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, showing mixed results. This review aims at providing an overview of the currently available neoadjuvant treatments in esophageal cancer.
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- Berend J van der Wilk
- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Paths from DNA damage and signaling to genome rearrangements via homologous recombination. Mutat Res 2017; 806:64-74. [PMID: 28779875 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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DNA damage is a constant threat to genome integrity. DNA repair and damage signaling networks play a central role maintaining genome stability, suppressing tumorigenesis, and determining tumor response to common cancer chemotherapeutic agents and radiotherapy. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are critical lesions induced by ionizing radiation and when replication forks encounter damage. DSBs can result in mutations and large-scale genome rearrangements reflecting mis-repair by non-homologous end joining or homologous recombination. Ionizing radiation induces genetic change immediately, and it also triggers delayed events weeks or even years after exposure, long after the initial damage has been repaired or diluted through cell division. This review covers DNA damage signaling and repair pathways and cell fate following genotoxic insult, including immediate and delayed genome instability and cell survival/cell death pathways.
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Astrocytomas (gliomas) are the most common primary brain tumors among adults and second most frequent neoplasm among children. New ideas and novel approaches are being explored world over with aim to devise better management strategeies for this deadly pathological state. We searched the electronic database PubMed for pre-clinical as well as clinical controlled trials reporting importance of various therapeutic drugs against gliomas. It was observed clearly that this approach of using therapeutic drugs is clearly evolving and has been observed to be promising future therapeutic avenue against gliomas. The searched literature on whole revealed that although gliomas are treated aggressively with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, treatment resistance, drug toxicity and poor response rates among pediatric glioma patients, continue to drive the need to discover new and more effective chemotherapeutic agents. The present review is focused on the latest updates in therapeutic drugs against gliomas in pediatric patients. The important chemo-therapeutics discussed in this review included alkylating agents like temoxolomide, derivatives of platinum, nitrosoureas, topoisomerases, angiogenesis inhibitors and cytomegalovirus as therapeutic agents.
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Ronco C, Martin AR, Demange L, Benhida R. ATM, ATR, CHK1, CHK2 and WEE1 inhibitors in cancer and cancer stem cells. MEDCHEMCOMM 2016; 8:295-319. [PMID: 30108746 DOI: 10.1039/c6md00439c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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DNA inevitably undergoes a high number of damages throughout the cell cycle. To preserve the integrity of the genome, cells have developed a complex enzymatic machinery aimed at sensing and repairing DNA lesions, pausing the cell cycle to provide more time to repair, or induce apoptosis if damages are too severe. This so-called DNA-damage response (DDR) is yet considered as a major source of resistance to DNA-damaging treatments in oncology. Recently, it has been hypothesized that cancer stem cells (CSC), a sub-population of cancer cells particularly resistant and with tumour-initiating ability, allow tumour re-growth and cancer relapse. Therefore, DDR appears as a relevant target to sensitize cancer cells and cancer stem cells to classical radio- and chemotherapies as well as to overcome resistances. Moreover, the concept of synthetic lethality could be particularly efficiently exploited in DDR. Five kinases play pivotal roles in the DDR: ATM, ATR, CHK1, CHK2 and WEE1. Herein, we review the drugs targeting these proteins and the inhibitors used in the specific case of CSC. We also suggest molecules that may be of interest for preclinical and clinical researchers studying checkpoint inhibition to sensitize cancer and cancer stem cells to DNA-damaging treatments.
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- Cyril Ronco
- Université Côte d'Azur , CNRS , Institut de Chimie de Nice , UMR7272 - Parc Valrose , 06108 Nice Cedex 2 , France . ; ; Tel: +33 4 92076143
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- Université Côte d'Azur , CNRS , Institut de Chimie de Nice , UMR7272 - Parc Valrose , 06108 Nice Cedex 2 , France . ; ; Tel: +33 4 92076143
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- Université Côte d'Azur , CNRS , Institut de Chimie de Nice , UMR7272 - Parc Valrose , 06108 Nice Cedex 2 , France . ; ; Tel: +33 4 92076143.,Université Paris Descartes , Sorbonne Paris Cité , UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques , 4 avenue de l'Observatoire , Paris Fr-75006 , France.,Université Paris Descartes , Sorbonne Paris Cité , UFR Biomédicale des Saints Pères , 45 rue des Saints Pères , France
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- Université Côte d'Azur , CNRS , Institut de Chimie de Nice , UMR7272 - Parc Valrose , 06108 Nice Cedex 2 , France . ; ; Tel: +33 4 92076143
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Dai CH, Chen P, Li J, Lan T, Chen YC, Qian H, Chen K, Li MY. Co-inhibition of pol θ and HR genes efficiently synergize with cisplatin to suppress cisplatin-resistant lung cancer cells survival. Oncotarget 2016; 7:65157-65170. [PMID: 27533083 PMCID: PMC5323145 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cisplatin exert its anticancer effect by creating intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links which block DNA replication and is a major drug used to treat lung cancer. However, the main obstacle of the efficacy of treatment is drug resistance. Here, we show that expression of translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerase Q (POLQ) was significantly elevated by exposure of lung cancer cells A549/DR (a cisplatin-resistant A549 cell line) to cisplatin. POLQ expression correlated inversely with homologous recombination (HR) activity. Co-depletion of BRCA2 and POLQ by siRNA markedly increased sensitivity of A549/DR cells to cisplatin, which was accompanied with impairment of double strand breaks (DSBs) repair reflected by prominent cell cycle checkpoint response, increased chromosomal aberrations and persistent colocalization of p-ATM and 53BP1 foci induced by cisplatin. Thus, co-knockdown of POLQ and HR can efficiently synergize with cisplatin to inhibit A549/DR cell survival by inhibiting DNA DSBs repair. Similar results were observed in A549/DR cells co-depleted of BRCA2 and POLQ following BMN673 (a PARP inhibitor) treatment. Importantly, the sensitization effects to cisplatin and BMN673 in A549/DR cells by co-depleting BRCA2 and POLQ was stronger than those by co-depleting BRCA2 and other TLS factors including POLH, REV3, or REV1. Our results indicate that there is a synthetic lethal relationship between pol θ-mediated DNA repair and HR pathways. Pol θ may be considered as a novel target for lung cancer therapy.
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- Chun-Hua Dai
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Medical Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Medical Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Medical Science, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Nilforoushan A, Furrer A, Wyss LA, van Loon B, Sturla SJ. Nucleotides with altered hydrogen bonding capacities impede human DNA polymerase η by reducing synthesis in the presence of the major cisplatin DNA adduct. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:4728-34. [PMID: 25786104 DOI: 10.1021/ja512547g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human DNA polymerase η (hPol η) contributes to anticancer drug resistance by catalyzing the replicative bypass of DNA adducts formed by the widely used chemotherapeutic agent cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (cisplatin). A chemical basis for overcoming bypass-associated resistance requires greater knowledge of how small molecules influence the hPol η-catalyzed bypass of DNA adducts. In this study, we demonstrated how synthetic nucleoside triphosphates act as hPol η substrates and characterized their influence on hPol η-mediated DNA synthesis over unmodified and platinated DNA. The single nucleotide incorporation efficiency of the altered nucleotides varied by more than 10-fold and the higher incorporation rates appeared to be attributable to the presence of an additional hydrogen bond between incoming dNTP and templating base. Finally, full-length DNA synthesis in the presence of increasing concentrations of synthetic nucleotides reduced the amount of DNA product independent of the template, representing the first example of hPol η inhibition in the presence of a platinated DNA template.
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- Arman Nilforoushan
- §Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ‡Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- §Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ‡Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- §Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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The DNA damage response and checkpoint adaptation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: distinct roles for the replication protein A2 (Rfa2) N-terminus. Genetics 2015; 199:711-27. [PMID: 25595672 PMCID: PMC4349066 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.114.173211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In response to DNA damage, two general but fundamental processes occur in the cell: (1) a DNA lesion is recognized and repaired, and (2) concomitantly, the cell halts the cell cycle to provide a window of opportunity for repair to occur. An essential factor for a proper DNA-damage response is the heterotrimeric protein complex Replication Protein A (RPA). Of particular interest is hyperphosphorylation of the 32-kDa subunit, called RPA2, on its serine/threonine-rich amino (N) terminus following DNA damage in human cells. The unstructured N-terminus is often referred to as the phosphorylation domain and is conserved among eukaryotic RPA2 subunits, including Rfa2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. An aspartic acid/alanine-scanning and genetic interaction approach was utilized to delineate the importance of this domain in budding yeast. It was determined that the Rfa2 N-terminus is important for a proper DNA-damage response in yeast, although its phosphorylation is not required. Subregions of the Rfa2 N-terminus important for the DNA-damage response were also identified. Finally, an Rfa2 N-terminal hyperphosphorylation-mimetic mutant behaves similarly to another Rfa1 mutant (rfa1-t11) with respect to genetic interactions, DNA-damage sensitivity, and checkpoint adaptation. Our data indicate that post-translational modification of the Rfa2 N-terminus is not required for cells to deal with "repairable" DNA damage; however, post-translational modification of this domain might influence whether cells proceed into M-phase in the continued presence of unrepaired DNA lesions as a "last-resort" mechanism for cell survival.
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Kim SH, Shin KH, Seok SO, Cho YJ, Noh JK, Suh JS, Yang WI. Secondary malignant neoplasms after osteosarcoma: early onset and cumulative alkylating agent dose dependency. Ann Surg Oncol 2014; 22:859-65. [PMID: 25192682 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4070-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the impacts of chemotherapeutic agent exposures on the development of secondary malignant neoplasms (SMP) after osteosarcoma. METHODS Of 132 patients who had been treated for high-grade extremity osteosarcoma from September 1992 to September 2008, 90 survivors were retrospectively reviewed. Fifty-eight of the survivors received a doublet of doxorubicin (ADR) and cisplatin (DDP), and 32 received a triplet of ADR, DDP, and ifosfamide (Ifos). On the basis of the dose distributions in the study cohort, the association between SMN and the cumulative dose of each agent was evaluated. RESULTS After a mean of 13.1 years of follow-up, six SMNs were noted, three in each regimen. There were no SMNs among 42 patients who died of osteosarcoma. In Kaplan-Meier estimates, the triplet regimen group showed a higher cumulative incidence and shorter latency for SMNs than the doublet group (log rank P = 0.032). Fifteen years' cumulative incidence of SMNs in the triplet and doublet regimen group was 9.4 and 3.8%, respectively. In the independent t test, the mean latency to SMN in the triplet group (3.7 ± 1.3 years) was shorter than that in the double group (13.1 ± 2.8 years) (P = 0.017). In Cox regression, the alkylating agent score (AAS) [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.459, P = 0.015] and DDP (HR = 1.779, P = 0.046) showed a significant relationship with SMNs, whereas ADR (HR = 0.896, P = 0.664) and Ifos (HR = 3.694, P = 0.119) did not. AAS was also significant after adjusting for ADR and DDP (HR = 3.319, P = 0.020). CONCLUSIONS High cumulative AAS is an independent risk factor for SMN and its early-onset development after osteosarcoma.
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- Seung Hyun Kim
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Mori R, Kato A, Komenoi K, Kurasaki H, Iijima T, Kawagoshi M, Kiran YB, Takeda S, Sakai N, Konakahara T. Synthesis and in vitro antitumor activity of novel 2-alkyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazol-2-ium and 2-alkylellipticin-2-ium chloride derivatives. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 82:16-35. [PMID: 24863982 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Twenty-one types of novel ellipticine derivatives and pyridocarbazoles (5-methoxycarbonyl-11-methyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazoles) with a nitrosourea moiety, linked by an oxydiethylene unit at the 2 position, were synthesized, and their cytotoxicity against HeLa S-3 cells was evaluated. Some of these new compounds exhibited potent antitumor activity by comparison with that of ellipticine.
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- Ryota Mori
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; Center for Technologies Against Cancer, Tokyo University of Science (RIKADAI), Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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Ashley AK, Shrivastav M, Nie J, Amerin C, Troksa K, Glanzer JG, Liu S, Opiyo SO, Dimitrova DD, Le P, Sishc B, Bailey SM, Oakley GG, Nickoloff JA. DNA-PK phosphorylation of RPA32 Ser4/Ser8 regulates replication stress checkpoint activation, fork restart, homologous recombination and mitotic catastrophe. DNA Repair (Amst) 2014; 21:131-9. [PMID: 24819595 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Genotoxins and other factors cause replication stress that activate the DNA damage response (DDR), comprising checkpoint and repair systems. The DDR suppresses cancer by promoting genome stability, and it regulates tumor resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy. Three members of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase (PIKK) family, ATM, ATR, and DNA-PK, are important DDR proteins. A key PIKK target is replication protein A (RPA), which binds single-stranded DNA and functions in DNA replication, DNA repair, and checkpoint signaling. An early response to replication stress is ATR activation, which occurs when RPA accumulates on ssDNA. Activated ATR phosphorylates many targets, including the RPA32 subunit of RPA, leading to Chk1 activation and replication arrest. DNA-PK also phosphorylates RPA32 in response to replication stress, and we demonstrate that cells with DNA-PK defects, or lacking RPA32 Ser4/Ser8 targeted by DNA-PK, confer similar phenotypes, including defective replication checkpoint arrest, hyper-recombination, premature replication fork restart, failure to block late origin firing, and increased mitotic catastrophe. We present evidence that hyper-recombination in these mutants is ATM-dependent, but the other defects are ATM-independent. These results indicate that DNA-PK and ATR signaling through RPA32 plays a critical role in promoting genome stability and cell survival in response to replication stress.
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- Amanda K Ashley
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States; Eppley Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
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Sokol AM, Cruet-Hennequart S, Pasero P, Carty MP. DNA polymerase η modulates replication fork progression and DNA damage responses in platinum-treated human cells. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3277. [PMID: 24253929 PMCID: PMC6505966 DOI: 10.1038/srep03277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Human cells lacking DNA polymerase η (polη) are sensitive to platinum-based cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Using DNA combing to directly investigate the role of polη in bypass of platinum-induced DNA lesions in vivo, we demonstrate that nascent DNA strands are up to 39% shorter in human cells lacking polη than in cells expressing polη. This provides the first direct evidence that polη modulates replication fork progression in vivo following cisplatin and carboplatin treatment. Severe replication inhibition in individual platinum-treated polη-deficient cells correlates with enhanced phosphorylation of the RPA2 subunit of replication protein A on serines 4 and 8, as determined using EdU labelling and immunofluorescence, consistent with formation of DNA strand breaks at arrested forks in the absence of polη. Polη-mediated bypass of platinum-induced DNA lesions may therefore represent one mechanism by which cancer cells can tolerate platinum-based chemotherapy.
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- Anna M Sokol
- 1] DNA Damage Response Laboratory, Centre for Chromosome Biology, Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland [2]
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Woods D, Turchi JJ. Chemotherapy induced DNA damage response: convergence of drugs and pathways. Cancer Biol Ther 2013. [PMID: 23380594 DOI: 10.4161/cbt23761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/24/2023] Open
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Chemotherapeutics target rapidly dividing cancer cells by directly or indirectly inducing DNA damage. Upon recognizing DNA damage, cells initiate a variety of signaling pathways collectively referred to as the DNA damage response (DDR). Interestingly, the pathways used to elicit this response are as varied as the types of DNA damage induced. However, the activation of these various pathways has similar results including DNA repair, suppression of global general translation, cell cycle arrest and, ultimately, either cell survival or cell death. This review will focus on a series of chemotherapy-induced DNA lesions and highlight recent advances in our understanding of the DDR, the DNA repair pathways it activates and the cellular consequences of these converging pathways.
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- Derek Woods
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Woods D, Turchi JJ. Chemotherapy induced DNA damage response: convergence of drugs and pathways. Cancer Biol Ther 2013; 14:379-89. [PMID: 23380594 PMCID: PMC3672181 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.23761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Chemotherapeutics target rapidly dividing cancer cells by directly or indirectly inducing DNA damage. Upon recognizing DNA damage, cells initiate a variety of signaling pathways collectively referred to as the DNA damage response (DDR). Interestingly, the pathways used to elicit this response are as varied as the types of DNA damage induced. However, the activation of these various pathways has similar results including DNA repair, suppression of global general translation, cell cycle arrest and, ultimately, either cell survival or cell death. This review will focus on a series of chemotherapy-induced DNA lesions and highlight recent advances in our understanding of the DDR, the DNA repair pathways it activates and the cellular consequences of these converging pathways.
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- Derek Woods
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Liu S, Opiyo SO, Manthey K, Glanzer JG, Ashley AK, Amerin C, Troksa K, Shrivastav M, Nickoloff JA, Oakley GG. Distinct roles for DNA-PK, ATM and ATR in RPA phosphorylation and checkpoint activation in response to replication stress. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:10780-94. [PMID: 22977173 PMCID: PMC3510507 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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DNA damage encountered by DNA replication forks poses risks of genome destabilization, a
precursor to carcinogenesis. Damage checkpoint systems cause cell cycle arrest, promote
repair and induce programed cell death when damage is severe. Checkpoints are critical
parts of the DNA damage response network that act to suppress cancer. DNA damage and
perturbation of replication machinery causes replication stress, characterized by
accumulation of single-stranded DNA bound by replication protein A (RPA), which triggers
activation of ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related (ATR) and phosphorylation of the
RPA32, subunit of RPA, leading to Chk1 activation and arrest. DNA-dependent protein kinase
catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs) [a kinase related to ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and
ATR] has well characterized roles in DNA double-strand break repair, but poorly understood
roles in replication stress-induced RPA phosphorylation. We show that DNA-PKcs mutant
cells fail to arrest replication following stress, and mutations in RPA32 phosphorylation
sites targeted by DNA-PKcs increase the proportion of cells in mitosis, impair ATR
signaling to Chk1 and confer a G2/M arrest defect. Inhibition of ATR and DNA-PK (but not
ATM), mimic the defects observed in cells expressing mutant RPA32. Cells expressing mutant
RPA32 or DNA-PKcs show sustained H2AX phosphorylation in response to replication stress
that persists in cells entering mitosis, indicating inappropriate mitotic entry with
unrepaired damage.
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- Shengqin Liu
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68583, USA
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Sharma S, Shah NA, Joiner AM, Roberts KH, Canman CE. DNA polymerase ζ is a major determinant of resistance to platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents. Mol Pharmacol 2012; 81:778-87. [PMID: 22387291 DOI: 10.1124/mol.111.076828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Oxaliplatin, satraplatin, and picoplatin are cisplatin analogs that interact with DNA forming intrastrand and interstrand DNA cross-links (ICLs). Replicative bypass of cisplatin DNA adducts requires the cooperative actions of at least three translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) polymerases: Polη, REV1, and Polζ. Because oxaliplatin, satraplatin, and picoplatin contain bulkier chemical groups attached to the platinum core compared with cisplatin, we hypothesized that these chemical additions may impede replicative bypass by TLS polymerases and reduce tolerance to platinum-containing adducts. We examined multiple responses of cancer cells to oxaliplatin, satraplatin, or picoplatin treatment under conditions where expression of a TLS polymerase was limited. Our studies revealed that, although Polη contributes to the tolerance of cisplatin adducts, it plays a lesser role in promoting replication through oxaliplatin, satraplatin, and picoplatin adducts. REV1 and Polζ were necessary for tolerance to all four platinum analogs and prevention of hyperactivation of the DNA damage response after treatment. In addition, REV1 and Polζ were important for the resolution of DNA double-stranded breaks created during replication-associated repair of platinum-containing ICLs. Consistent with ICLs being the predominant cytotoxic lesion, depletion of REV1 or Polζ rendered two different model cell systems extremely sensitive to all four drugs, whereas Polη depletion had little effect. Together, our data suggest that REV1 and Polζ are critical for promoting resistance to all four clinically relevant platinum-based drugs by promoting both translesion DNA synthesis and DNA repair.
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- Shilpy Sharma
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Tang C, Yang H, Zhou X. [Advances of DNA damage repair and Cisplatin resistance mechanisms in lung cancer]. ZHONGGUO FEI AI ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF LUNG CANCER 2011; 14:960-4. [PMID: 22152698 PMCID: PMC6000195 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2011.12.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer worldwide per year. Platinum-based combination chemotherapy is a main treatment of lung cancer. Cisplatin is adopted widely and used effectively in the first-line chemotherapy. Unfortunately, development of cisplatin resistance is a major obstacle to the success of lung caner. Cisplatin is a cell-cycle-non-specific cytotoxic drugs and its main target is DNA. Thus, defective DNA damage repair is one of the main mechanisms of cisplatin resistance. In this review, we will focus on the defective DNA damage repair in cisplatin resistance of lung cancer including nucleotide excision repair, DNA mismatch repair, DNA double-strand break repair and translesion synthesis.
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- Chunlan Tang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Qvist P, Huertas P, Jimeno S, Nyegaard M, Hassan MJ, Jackson SP, Børglum AD. CtIP Mutations Cause Seckel and Jawad Syndromes. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002310. [PMID: 21998596 PMCID: PMC3188555 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Accepted: 07/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Seckel syndrome is a recessively inherited dwarfism disorder characterized by microcephaly and a unique head profile. Genetically, it constitutes a heterogeneous condition, with several loci mapped (SCKL1-5) but only three disease genes identified: the ATR, CENPJ, and CEP152 genes that control cellular responses to DNA damage. We previously mapped a Seckel syndrome locus to chromosome 18p11.31-q11.2 (SCKL2). Here, we report two mutations in the CtIP (RBBP8) gene within this locus that result in expression of C-terminally truncated forms of CtIP. We propose that these mutations are the molecular cause of the disease observed in the previously described SCKL2 family and in an additional unrelated family diagnosed with a similar form of congenital microcephaly termed Jawad syndrome. While an exonic frameshift mutation was found in the Jawad family, the SCKL2 family carries a splicing mutation that yields a dominant-negative form of CtIP. Further characterization of cell lines derived from the SCKL2 family revealed defective DNA damage induced formation of single-stranded DNA, a critical co-factor for ATR activation. Accordingly, SCKL2 cells present a lowered apoptopic threshold and hypersensitivity to DNA damage. Notably, over-expression of a comparable truncated CtIP variant in non-Seckel cells recapitulates SCKL2 cellular phenotypes in a dose-dependent manner. This work thus identifies CtIP as a disease gene for Seckel and Jawad syndromes and defines a new type of genetic disease mechanism in which a dominant negative mutation yields a recessively inherited disorder. Cellular DNA is frequently damaged through the actions of exogenous and endogenously arising DNA damaging agents. To maintain genome integrity, cells have evolved complex mechanisms to detect DNA damage, signal its presence, and mediate its repair. The importance of such mechanisms is evident because inherited defects in them can cause embryonic lethality or severe genetically inherited diseases. The clinical manifestations of such diseases are complex and include growth delay, mental retardation, skeletal abnormalities, and predisposition to cancer. While most such syndromes are inherited recessively, in some cases they are inherited dominantly. Here, we show that mutations in CtIP/RBBP8 cause related disorders: Seckel and Jawad syndromes. In addition to revealing how mutated CtIP impairs responses to DNA damage in Seckel cells, we establish that, despite the recessive mode of inheritance for this syndrome, the Seckel mutation has a dominant manifestation at the cellular level. To our knowledge, this represents a new form of molecular mechanism for recessive inheritance of a human disease. Furthermore, the aberrantly spliced mRNA is expressed at very low levels and yet significantly impairs cellular functions and causes severe clinical symptoms. This should provide new awareness that even very subtle splice mutations may have pronounced pathogenic potential.
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- Per Qvist
- Department of Human Genetics and Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER) and Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
- * E-mail: (SPJ); (ADB); (PH)
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER) and Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Human Genetics and Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid i Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- The Gurdon Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (SPJ); (ADB); (PH)
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- Department of Human Genetics and Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- * E-mail: (SPJ); (ADB); (PH)
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Choi S, Toledo LI, Fernandez-Capetillo O, Bakkenist CJ. CGK733 does not inhibit ATM or ATR kinase activity in H460 human lung cancer cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2011; 10:1000-1; author reply 1002. [PMID: 21865098 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2011.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Liaw H, Lee D, Myung K. DNA-PK-dependent RPA2 hyperphosphorylation facilitates DNA repair and suppresses sister chromatid exchange. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21424. [PMID: 21731742 PMCID: PMC3120867 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 05/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hyperphosphorylation of RPA2 at serine 4 and serine 8 (S4, S8) has been used as a marker for activation of the DNA damage response. What types of DNA lesions cause RPA2 hyperphosphorylation, which kinase(s) are responsible for them, and what is the biological outcome of these phosphorylations, however, have not been fully investigated. In this study we demonstrate that RPA2 hyperphosphorylation occurs primarily in response to genotoxic stresses that cause high levels of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and that the DNA-dependent protein kinase complex (DNA-PK) is responsible for the modifications in vivo. Alteration of S4, S8 of RPA2 to alanines, which prevent phosphorylations at these sites, caused increased mitotic entry with concomitant increases in RAD51 foci and homologous recombination. Taken together, our results demonstrate that RPA2 hyperphosphorylation by DNA-PK in response to DSBs blocks unscheduled homologous recombination and delays mitotic entry. This pathway thus permits cells to repair DNA damage properly and increase cell viability.
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- Hungjiun Liaw
- Genome Instability Section, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Genome Instability Section, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Genome Instability Section, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Allen C, Ashley AK, Hromas R, Nickoloff JA. More forks on the road to replication stress recovery. J Mol Cell Biol 2011; 3:4-12. [PMID: 21278446 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjq049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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High-fidelity replication of DNA, and its accurate segregation to daughter cells, is critical for maintaining genome stability and suppressing cancer. DNA replication forks are stalled by many DNA lesions, activating checkpoint proteins that stabilize stalled forks. Stalled forks may eventually collapse, producing a broken DNA end. Fork restart is typically mediated by proteins initially identified by their roles in homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). In recent years, several proteins involved in DSB repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) have been implicated in the replication stress response, including DNA-PKcs, Ku, DNA Ligase IV-XRCC4, Artemis, XLF and Metnase. It is currently unclear whether NHEJ proteins are involved in the replication stress response through indirect (signaling) roles, and/or direct roles involving DNA end joining. Additional complexity in the replication stress response centers around RPA, which undergoes significant post-translational modification after stress, and RAD52, a conserved HR protein whose role in DSB repair may have shifted to another protein in higher eukaryotes, such as BRCA2, but retained its role in fork restart. Most cancer therapeutic strategies create DNA replication stress. Thus, it is imperative to gain a better understanding of replication stress response proteins and pathways to improve cancer therapy.
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- Chris Allen
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Mladenov E, Iliakis G. Induction and repair of DNA double strand breaks: the increasing spectrum of non-homologous end joining pathways. Mutat Res 2011; 711:61-72. [PMID: 21329706 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Revised: 01/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/06/2011] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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A defining characteristic of damage induced in the DNA by ionizing radiation (IR) is its clustered character that leads to the formation of complex lesions challenging the cellular repair mechanisms. The most widely investigated such complex lesion is the DNA double strand break (DSB). DSBs undermine chromatin stability and challenge the repair machinery because an intact template strand is lacking to assist restoration of integrity and sequence in the DNA molecule. Therefore, cells have evolved a sophisticated machinery to detect DSBs and coordinate a response on the basis of inputs from various sources. A central function of cellular responses to DSBs is the coordination of DSB repair. Two conceptually different mechanisms can in principle remove DSBs from the genome of cells of higher eukaryotes. Homologous recombination repair (HRR) uses as template a homologous DNA molecule and is therefore error-free; it functions preferentially in the S and G2 phases. Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), on the other hand, simply restores DNA integrity by joining the two ends, is error prone as sequence is only fortuitously preserved and active throughout the cell cycle. The basis of DSB repair pathway choice remains unknown, but cells of higher eukaryotes appear programmed to utilize preferentially NHEJ. Recent work suggests that when the canonical DNA-PK dependent pathway of NHEJ (D-NHEJ), becomes compromised an alternative NHEJ pathway and not HRR substitutes in a quasi-backup function (B-NHEJ). Here, we outline aspects of DSB induction by IR and review the mechanisms of their processing in cells of higher eukaryotes. We place particular emphasis on backup pathways of NHEJ and summarize their increasing significance in various cellular processes, as well as their potential contribution to carcinogenesis.
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- Emil Mladenov
- Institute of Medical Radiation Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen Medical School, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Köberle B, Tomicic MT, Usanova S, Kaina B. Cisplatin resistance: Preclinical findings and clinical implications. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2010; 1806:172-82. [PMID: 20647037 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Beate Köberle
- Institute of Toxicology, University Medical Center Mainz, Germany.
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Bocavirus infection induces a DNA damage response that facilitates viral DNA replication and mediates cell death. J Virol 2010; 85:133-45. [PMID: 21047968 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01534-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Minute virus of canines (MVC) is an autonomous parvovirus that replicates efficiently without helper viruses in Walter Reed/3873D (WRD) canine cells. We previously showed that MVC infection induces mitochondrion-mediated apoptosis and G(2)/M-phase arrest in infected WRD cells. However, the mechanism responsible for these effects has not been established. Here, we report that MVC infection triggers a DNA damage response in infected cells, as evident from phosphorylation of H2AX and RPA32. We discovered that both ATM (ataxia telangiectasia-mutated kinase) and ATR (ATM- and Rad3-related kinase) were phosphorylated in MVC-infected WRD cells and confirmed that ATM activation was responsible for the phosphorylation of H2AX, whereas ATR activation was required for the phosphorylation of RPA32. Both pharmacological inhibition of ATM activation and knockdown of ATM in MVC-infected cells led to a significant reduction in cell death, a moderate correction of cell cycle arrest, and most importantly, a reduction in MVC DNA replication and progeny virus production. Parallel experiments with an ATR-targeted small interfering RNA (siRNA) had no effect. Moreover, we identified that this ATM-mediated cell death is p53 dependent. In addition, we localized the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) complex, the major mediator as well as a substrate of the ATM-mediated DNA damage response pathway to MVC replication centers during infection, and show that Mre11 knockdown led to a reduction in MVC DNA replication. Our findings are the first to support the notion that an autonomous parvovirus is able to hijack the host DNA damage machinery for its own replication and for the induction of cell death.
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Manthey KC, Glanzer JG, Dimitrova DD, Oakley GG. Hyperphosphorylation of replication protein A in cisplatin-resistant and -sensitive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines. Head Neck 2010; 32:636-45. [PMID: 19787780 DOI: 10.1002/hed.21234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Resistance to chemotherapy is a major limitation in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), accounting for high mortality rates in patients. Here, we investigated the role of replication protein A (RPA) in cisplatin and etoposide resistance. METHODS We used 6 parental HNSCC cell lines. We also generated 1 cisplatin-resistant progeny subline from a parental cisplatin-sensitive cell line, to examine cisplatin resistance and sensitivity with respect to RPA2 hyperphosphorylation and cell-cycle response. RESULTS Cisplatin-resistant HNSCC cell levels of hyperphosphorylated RPA2 in response to cisplatin were 80% to 90% greater compared with cisplatin-sensitive cell lines. RPA2 hyperphosphorylation could be induced in the cisplatin-resistant HNSCC subline. The absence of RPA2 hyperphosphorylation correlated with a defect in cell-cycle progression and cell survival. CONCLUSION Loss of RPA2 hyperphosphorylation occurs in HNSCC cells and may be a marker of cellular sensitivities to cisplatin and etoposide in HNSCC.
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- Karoline C Manthey
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Oakley GG, Patrick SM. Replication protein A: directing traffic at the intersection of replication and repair. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2010; 15:883-900. [PMID: 20515732 DOI: 10.2741/3652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Since the initial discovery of replication protein A (RPA) as a DNA replication factor, much progress has been made on elucidating critical roles for RPA in other DNA metabolic pathways. RPA has been shown to be required for DNA replication, DNA repair, DNA recombination, and the DNA damage response pathway with roles in checkpoint activation. This review summarizes the current understanding of RPA structure, phosphorylation and protein-protein interactions in mediating these DNA metabolic processes.
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- Greg G Oakley
- College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583, USA
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A PP4 phosphatase complex dephosphorylates RPA2 to facilitate DNA repair via homologous recombination. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010; 17:365-72. [PMID: 20154705 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) induce a phosphorylation-mediated signaling cascade, but the role of phosphatases in this pathway remains unclear. Here we show that human protein phosphatase 4 (PP4) dephosphorylates replication protein A (RPA) subunit RPA2, regulating its role in the DSB response. PP4R2, a regulatory subunit of PP4, mediates the DNA damage-dependent association between RPA2 and the PP4C catalytic subunit. PP4 efficiently dephosphorylates phospho-RPA2 in vitro, and silencing PP4R2 in cells alters the kinetics and pattern of RPA2 phosphorylation. Depletion of PP4R2 impedes homologous recombination (HR) via inefficient loading of the essential HR factor RAD51, causing an extended G2-M checkpoint and hypersensitivity to DNA damage. Cells expressing phosphomimetic RPA2 mutants have a comparable phenotype, suggesting that PP4-mediated dephosphorylation of RPA2 is necessary for an efficient DNA-damage response. These observations provide new insight into the role and regulation of RPA phosphorylation in HR-mediated repair.
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Shi W, Feng Z, Zhang J, Gonzalez-Suarez I, Vanderwaal RP, Wu X, Powell SN, Roti Roti JL, Gonzalo S, Zhang J. The role of RPA2 phosphorylation in homologous recombination in response to replication arrest. Carcinogenesis 2010; 31:994-1002. [PMID: 20130019 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgq035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Failure to reactivate stalled or collapsed DNA replication forks is a potential source of genomic instability. Homologous recombination (HR) is a major mechanism for repairing the DNA damage resulting from replication arrest. The single-strand DNA (ssDNA)-binding protein, replication protein A (RPA), plays a major role in multiple processes of DNA metabolism. However, the role of RPA2 hyperphosphorylation, which occurs in response to DNA damage, had been unclear. Here, we show that hyperphosphorylated RPA2 associates with ssDNA and recombinase protein Rad51 in response to replication arrest by hydroxyurea (HU) treatment. In addition, RPA2 hyperphosphorylation is critical for Rad51 recruitment and HR-mediated repair following HU. However, RPA2 hyperphosphorylation is not essential for both ionizing radiation (IR)-induced Rad51 foci formation and I-Sce-I endonuclease-stimulated HR. Moreover, we show that expression of a phosphorylation-deficient mutant of RPA2 leads to increased chromosomal aberrations following HU treatment but not after exposure to IR. Finally, we demonstrate that loss of RPA2 hyperphosphorylation results in a loss of viability when cells are confronted with replication stress whereas cells expressing hyperphosphorylation-defective RPA2 or wild-type RPA2 have a similar sensitivity to IR. Thus, our data suggest that RPA2 hyperphosphorylation plays a critical role in maintenance of genomic stability and cell survival after a DNA replication block via promotion of HR.
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- Wei Shi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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Cruet-Hennequart S, Gallagher K, Sokòl AM, Villalan S, Prendergast AM, Carty MP. DNA polymerase eta, a key protein in translesion synthesis in human cells. Subcell Biochem 2010; 50:189-209. [PMID: 20012583 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3471-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Genomic DNA is constantly damaged by exposure to exogenous and endogenous agents. Bulky adducts such as UV-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) in the template DNA present a barrier to DNA synthesis by the major eukaryotic replicative polymerases including DNA polymerase delta. Translesion synthesis (TLS) carried out by specialized DNA polymerases is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism of DNA damage tolerance. The Y family of DNA polymerases, including DNA polymerase eta (Pol eta), the subject of this chapter, play a key role in TLS. Mutations in the human POLH gene encoding Pol eta underlie the genetic disease xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XPV), characterized by sun sensitivity, elevated incidence of skin cancer, and at the cellular level, by delayed replication and hypermutability after UV-irradiation. Pol eta is a low fidelity enzyme when copying undamaged DNA, but can carry out error-free TLS at sites of UV-induced dithymine CPDs. The active site of Pol eta has an open conformation that can accommodate CPDs, as well as cisplatin-induced intrastrand DNA crosslinks. Pol eta is recruited to sites of replication arrest in a tightly regulated process through interaction with PCNA. Pol eta-deficient cells show strong activation of downstream DNA damage responses including ATR signaling, and accumulate strand breaks as a result of replication fork collapse. Thus, Pol eta plays an important role in preventing genome instability after UV- and cisplatin-induced DNA damage. Inhibition of DNA damage tolerance pathways in tumors might also represent an approach to potentiate the effects of DNA damaging agents such as cisplatin.
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- Séverine Cruet-Hennequart
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Broderick S, Rehmet K, Concannon C, Nasheuer HP. Eukaryotic single-stranded DNA binding proteins: central factors in genome stability. Subcell Biochem 2010; 50:143-163. [PMID: 20012581 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3471-7_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The single-stranded DNA binding proteins (SSBs) are required to maintain the integrity of the genome in all organisms. Replication protein A (RPA) is a nuclear SSB protein found in all eukaryotes and is required for multiple processes in DNA metabolism such as DNA replication, DNA repair, DNA recombination, telomere maintenance and DNA damage signalling. RPA is a heterotrimeric complex, binds ssDNA with high affinity, and interacts specifically with multiple proteins to fulfil its function in eukaryotes. RPA is phosphorylated in a cell cycle and DNA damage-dependent manner with evidence suggesting that phosphorylation has an important function in modulating the cellular DNA damage response. Considering the DNA-binding properties of RPA a mechanism of "molecular counting" to initiate DNA damage-dependent signalling is discussed. Recently a human homologue to the RPA2 subunit, called RPA4, was discovered and RPA4 can substitute for RPA2 in the RPA complex resulting in an "alternative" RPA (aRPA), which can bind to ssDNA with similar affinity as canonical RPA. Additional human SSBs, hSSB1 and hSSB2, were recently identified, with hSSB1 being localized in the nucleus and having implications in DNA repair. Mitochondrial SSBs (mtSSBs) have been found in all eukaryotes studied. mtSSBs are related to prokaryotic SSBs and essential to main the genome stability in eukaryotic mitochondria. Recently human mtSSB was identified as a novel binding partner of p53 and that it is able to stimulate the intrinsic exonuclease activity of p53. These findings and recent results associated with mutations in RPA suggest a link of SSBs to cancer.
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- Sandra Broderick
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Yang YX, Guen V, Richard J, Cohen EA, Berthoux L. Cell context-dependent involvement of ATR in early stages of retroviral replication. Virology 2009; 396:272-9. [PMID: 19913868 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2009] [Revised: 09/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Retroviral DNA integration leaves behind a single-strand DNA discontinuity at each virus:host DNA junction. It has long been proposed that cellular proteins detect and repair the integrated DNA and that failure to do so might lead to apoptotic cell death, but their identity remains unknown. PIKK family members ATM, DNA-PKcs and ATR have all been proposed to be important for HIV-1 replication, but these findings turned out to be very controversial. In order to clarify their role in retroviral replication, we analyzed the effect of pharmacological inhibitors and of a dominant-negative version of ATR on the replication of retroviruses in cell lines relevant to HIV-1 infection. Our data show that ATR and probably other PIKKs as well are involved in retroviral replication in some but not all cell lines and that ATR increases the frequency of retroviral transduction by a mechanism other than the enhancement of infected cell survival.
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- Yi-Xin Yang
- Laboratory of retrovirology, University of Québec, 3351 boulevard des Forges, CP500, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada.
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The ATM and ATR inhibitors CGK733 and caffeine suppress cyclin D1 levels and inhibit cell proliferation. Radiat Oncol 2009; 4:51. [PMID: 19903334 PMCID: PMC2777912 DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-4-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and the ATM- related (ATR) kinases play a central role in facilitating the resistance of cancer cells to genotoxic treatment regimens. The components of the ATM and ATR regulated signaling pathways thus provide attractive pharmacological targets, since their inhibition enhances cellular sensitivity to chemo- and radiotherapy. Caffeine as well as more specific inhibitors of ATM (KU55933) or ATM and ATR (CGK733) have recently been shown to induce cell death in drug-induced senescent tumor cells. Addition of these agents to cancer cells previously rendered senescent by exposure to genotoxins suppressed the ATM mediated p21 expression required for the survival of these cells. The precise molecular pharmacology of these agents however, is not well characterized. Herein, we report that caffeine, CGK733, and to a lesser extent KU55933, inhibit the proliferation of otherwise untreated human cancer and non-transformed mouse fibroblast cell lines. Exposure of human cancer cell lines to caffeine and CGK733 was associated with a rapid decline in cyclin D1 protein levels and a reduction in the levels of both phosphorylated and total retinoblastoma protein (RB). Our studies suggest that observations based on the effects of these compounds on cell proliferation and survival must be interpreted with caution. The differential effects of caffeine/CGK733 and KU55933 on cyclin D1 protein levels suggest that these agents will exhibit dissimilar molecular pharmacological profiles.
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Reedijk J. Platinum Anticancer Coordination Compounds: Study of DNA Binding Inspires New Drug Design. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200900054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jan Reedijk
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, P. O. Box 9502, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Huertas P, Jackson SP. Human CtIP mediates cell cycle control of DNA end resection and double strand break repair. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:9558-65. [PMID: 19202191 PMCID: PMC2666608 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808906200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 378] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In G0 and G1, DNA double strand breaks are repaired
by nonhomologous end joining, whereas in S and G2, they are also
repaired by homologous recombination. The human CtIP protein controls double
strand break (DSB) resection, an event that occurs effectively only in
S/G2 and that promotes homologous recombination but not
non-homologous end joining. Here, we mutate a highly conserved
cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) target motif in CtIP and reveal that mutating
Thr-847 to Ala impairs resection, whereas mutating it to Glu to mimic
constitutive phosphorylation does not. Moreover, we show that unlike cells
expressing wild-type CtIP, cells expressing the Thr-to-Glu mutant resect DSBs
even after CDK inhibition. Finally, we establish that Thr-847 mutations to
either Ala or Glu affect DSB repair efficiency, cause hypersensitivity toward
DSB-generating agents, and affect the frequency and nature of
radiation-induced chromosomal rearrangements. These results suggest that
CDK-mediated control of resection in human cells operates by mechanisms
similar to those recently established in yeast.
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- Pablo Huertas
- Gurdon Institute and Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, United Kingdom
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Binz SK, Wold MS. Regulatory functions of the N-terminal domain of the 70-kDa subunit of replication protein A (RPA). J Biol Chem 2008; 283:21559-70. [PMID: 18515800 PMCID: PMC2490791 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802450200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 05/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Replication protein A (RPA) is the major single-stranded DNA-binding protein in eukaryotes. RPA is composed of three subunits of 70, 32, and 14 kDa. The N-terminal domain of the 70-kDa subunit (RPA70) has weak DNA binding activity, interacts with proteins, and is involved in cellular DNA damage response. To define the mechanism by which this domain regulates RPA function, we analyzed the function of RPA forms containing a deletion of the N terminus of RPA70 and mutations in the phosphorylation domain of RPA (N-terminal 40 amino acids of the 32-kDa subunit). Although each individual mutation has only modest effects on RPA activity, a form combining both phosphorylation mimetic mutations and a deletion of the N-terminal domain of RPA70 was found to have dramatically altered activity. This combined mutant was defective in binding to short single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides and had altered interactions with proteins that bind to the DNA-binding core of RPA70. These results indicate that in the absence of the N-terminal domain of RPA70, a negatively charged phosphorylation domain disrupts the activity of the core DNA-binding domain of RPA. We conclude that the N-terminal domain of RPA70 functions by interacting with the phosphorylation domain of the 32-kDa subunit and blocking undesirable interactions with the core DNA-binding domain of RPA. These studies indicate that RPA conformation is important for regulating RPA-DNA and RPA-protein interactions.
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- Sara K Binz
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-2600, USA
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