Targeting the DNA double strand break repair machinery in prostate cancer

Regardless of the achievable remissions with first line hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer (CaP), the disease escapes the hormone dependent stage to a more aggressive status where chemotherapy is the only effective treatment and no treatment is curative. This makes it very important to identify new targets that can improve the outcome of treatment. ATM and DNA-PK are the two kinases responsible for signalling and repairing double strand breaks (DSB). Thus, both kinases are pertinent targets in CaP treatment to enhance the activity of the numerous DNA DSB inducing agents used in CaP treatment such as ionizing radiation (IR). Colony formation assay was used to assess the sensitivity of hormone dependent, p53 wt (LNCaP) and hormone independent p53 mutant (PC3) CaP cell lines to the cytotoxic effect of IR and Doxorubicin in the presence or absence of Ku55933 and NU7441 which are small molecule inhibitors of ATM and DNA-PK, respectively. Flow cytometry based methods were used to assess the effect of the two inhibitors on cell cycle, apoptosis and H2AX foci formation. Neutral comet assay was used to assess the induction of DNA DSBs. Ku55933 or NU7441 alone increased the sensitivity of CaP cell lines to the DNA damaging agents, however combining both inhibitors together resulted in further enhancement of sensitivity. The cell cycle profile of both cell lines was altered with increased cell death, DNA DSBs and H2AX foci formation. This study justifies further evaluation of the ATM and DNA-PK inhibitors for clinical application in CaP patients. Additionally, the augmented effect resulting from combining both inhibitors may have a significant implication for the treatment of CaP patients who have a defect in one of the two DSB repair pathways.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 6(2011), 5 vom: 02., Seite e20311

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shaheen, Fadhel S [VerfasserIn]
Znojek, Pawel [VerfasserIn]
Fisher, Ann [VerfasserIn]
Webster, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Gaughan, Luke [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Graeme C M [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Hing Y [VerfasserIn]
Curtin, Nicola J [VerfasserIn]
Robson, Craig N [VerfasserIn]

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2-morpholin-4-yl-6-thianthren-1-yl-pyran-4-one
8-dibenzothiophen-4-yl-2-morpholin-4-yl-chromen-4-one
ATM protein, human
Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
Atm protein, mouse
Caspase 3
Cell Cycle Proteins
Chromones
DNA-Activated Protein Kinase
DNA-Binding Proteins
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.4.22.-
Journal Article
Morpholines
Nuclear Proteins
Prkdc protein, mouse
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Pyrones
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor Suppressor Proteins

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Date Completed 23.09.2011

Date Revised 29.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0020311

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM208778977