THZ531 Induces a State of BRCAness in Multiple Myeloma Cells : Synthetic Lethality with Combination Treatment of THZ 531 with DNA Repair Inhibitors

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological disease marked by abnormal growth of B cells in bone marrow. Inherent chromosomal instability and DNA damage are major hallmarks of MM, which implicates an aberrant DNA repair mechanism. Studies have implicated a role for CDK12 in the control of expression of DNA damage response genes. In this study, we examined the effect of a small molecule inhibitor of CDK12-THZ531 on MM cells. Treatment of MM cells with THZ531 led to heightened cell death accompanied by an extensive effect on gene expression changes. In particular, we observed downregulation of genes involved in DNA repair pathways. With this insight, we extended our study to identify synthetic lethal mechanisms that could be exploited for the treatment of MM cells. Combination of THZ531 with either DNA-PK inhibitor (KU-0060648) or PARP inhibitor (Olaparib) led to synergistic cell death. In addition, combination treatment of THZ531 with Olaparib significantly reduced tumor burden in animal models. Our findings suggest that using a CDK12 inhibitor in combination with other DNA repair inhibitors may establish an effective therapeutic regimen to benefit myeloma patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 3 vom: 21. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shyamsunder, Pavithra [VerfasserIn]
Sridharan, Shree Pooja [VerfasserIn]
Madan, Vikas [VerfasserIn]
Dakle, Pushkar [VerfasserIn]
Zeya, Cao [VerfasserIn]
Kanojia, Deepika [VerfasserIn]
Chng, Wee-Joo [VerfasserIn]
Ong, S Tiong [VerfasserIn]
Koeffler, H Phillip [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anilides
BRCA1 Protein
BRCA1 protein, human
BRCA2 Protein
BRCA2 protein, human
BRCAness
Biomarkers, Tumor
DNA repair
Journal Article
Olaparib
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
Pyrimidines
THZ531

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.03.2022

Date Revised 04.03.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23031207

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336952317