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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2015

Clinical and cellular roles for TDP1 and TOP1 in modulating colorectal cancer response to irinotecan.

Cornelia Meisenberg, Duncan C Gilbert, Anthony Chalmers, Vikki Haley, Simon Gollins, Simon E Ward, Sherif F El-Khamisy

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Article in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Cornelia MeisenbergThe Wellcome Trust DNA Repair Group, Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Duncan C GilbertSussex Cancer Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Anthony ChalmersInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Vikki HaleyFaculty of Science, Department of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
Simon GollinsNorth Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, Betsi Cadwaladr University of Health Board, Ysbty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, United Kingdom.
Simon E WardTranslational Drug Discovery Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Sherif F El-KhamisyThe Wellcome Trust DNA Repair Group, Genome Damage and Stability Centre, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom. Mammalian Genome Stability Group, Krebs Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Center of Genomics, Helmy Institute, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Giza, Egypt. s.el-khamisy@sheffield.ac.uk.
University of Sussex · GBBetsi Cadwaladr University Health Board · GBRoyal Sussex County Hospital · GBThe Open University · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15349Wellcome Trust 103844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Despite surgery, up to 50% of patients relapse with incurable disease. First-line chemotherapy uses the topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) poison irinotecan, which triggers cell death by trapping TOP1 on DNA. The removal of TOP1 peptide from TOP1-DNA breaks is conducted by tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1). Despite putative roles for TDP1 and TOP1 in colorectal cancer, their role in cellular and clinical responses to TOP1-targeting therapies remains unclear. Here, we show varying expression levels of TOP1 and TDP1 polypeptides in multiple colorectal cancer cell lines and in clinical colorectal cancer samples. TDP1 overexpression or TOP1 depletion is protective. Conversely, TDP1 depletion increases DNA-strand breakage and hypersensitivity to irinotecan in a TOP1-dependent manner, presenting a potential therapeutic opportunity in colorectal cancer. TDP1 protein levels correlate well with mRNA and with TDP1 catalytic activity. However, no correlation is observed between inherent TDP1 or TOP1 levels alone and irinotecan sensitivity, pointing at their limited utility as predictive biomarkers in colorectal cancer. These findings establish TDP1 as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of colorectal cancer and question the validity of TOP1 or TDP1 on their own as predictive biomarkers for irinotecan response.

Indexed as

BiocatalysisCamptothecinCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Topoisomerases, Type IGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIrinotecanPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesRNA, MessengerCamptothecinDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIrinotecanPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesRNA, MessengerTDP1 protein, humanTOP1 protein, human

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PMID25522766
PMCPMC4340569
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