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Simultaneous Targeting of PARP1 and RAD52 Triggers Dual Synthetic Lethality in BRCA-Deficient Tumor Cells
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Simultaneous Targeting of PARP1 and RAD52 Triggers Dual Synthetic Lethality in BRCA-Deficient Tumor Cells

Katherine Sullivan-Reed, Elisabeth Bolton-Gillespie, Yashodhara Dasgupta, Samantha Langer, Micheal Siciliano, Margaret Nieborowska-Skorska, Kritika Hanamshet, Elizaveta A Belyaeva, Andrea J Bernhardy, Jaewong Lee, …
Cell reports (Cambridge), v 23(11), pp 3127-3136
12 Jun 2018
PMID: 29898385
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2018.05.034View
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Abstract

RAD52 BRCA-deficient tumors PARP1 synthetic lethality
PARP inhibitors (PARPis) have been used to induce synthetic lethality in BRCA-deficient tumors in clinical trials with limited success. We hypothesized that RAD52-mediated DNA repair remains active in PARPi-treated BRCA-deficient tumor cells and that targeting RAD52 should enhance the synthetic lethal effect of PARPi. We show that RAD52 inhibitors (RAD52is) attenuated single-strand annealing (SSA) and residual homologous recombination (HR) in BRCA-deficient cells. Simultaneous targeting of PARP1 and RAD52 with inhibitors or dominant-negative mutants caused synergistic accumulation of DSBs and eradication of BRCA-deficient but not BRCA-proficient tumor cells. Remarkably, Parp1−/−;Rad52−/− mice are normal and display prolonged latency of BRCA1-deficient leukemia compared with Parp1−/− and Rad52−/− counterparts. Finally, PARPi+RAD52i exerted synergistic activity against BRCA1-deficient tumors in immunodeficient mice with minimal toxicity to normal cells and tissues. In conclusion, our data indicate that addition of RAD52i will improve therapeutic outcome of BRCA-deficient malignancies treated with PARPi. [Display omitted] •RAD52 inhibitors attenuate SSA and residual HR in BRCA-deficient cells•PARP + RAD52 inhibitors exert dual synthetic lethality in BRCA-deficient cells•RAD52 inhibitor improves the effect of PARP inhibitor in BRCA-deficient tumors Sullivan-Reed et al. show that simultaneous treatment with PARP and RAD52 inhibitors exerts dual synthetic lethality in BRCA-deficient tumors. Addition of RAD52 inhibitor should improve therapeutic outcome of BRCA-deficient malignancies treated with PARP inhibitor.

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