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ArticleOncogene2020

Cell-cycle-dependent phosphorylation of RRM1 ensures efficient DNA replication and regulates cancer vulnerability to ATR inhibition.

Zhen Shu, Zhen Li, Huanhuan Huang, Yan Chen, Jun Fan, Li Yu, Zhihui Wu, Ling Tian, Qi Qi, Shuang Peng and 9 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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19 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhen Shu *Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Zhen Li *Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Huanhuan Huang *Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China.
Yan ChenDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Jun FanDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Li YuDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Zhihui WuDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Ling TianDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Qi QiDepartment of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-0713
Shuang PengDepartment of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0163-9047
Changyong WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Zhongqiu XieDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Xiaobo LiKey Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Qi FengBiomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Hao ShengBiomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Guangqiang LiBiomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Dongping WeiDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210006, China.
Changliang ShanBiomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Guo ChenDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. gchen84@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8886-1873
Jinan University · CNEmory University · USNanjing Medical University · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of de novo synthesis of deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) building blocks for DNA synthesis, and is a well-recognized target for cancer therapy. RNR is a heterotetramer consisting of two large RRM1 subunits and two small RRM2 subunits. RNR activity is greatly stimulated by transcriptional activation of RRM2 during S/G2 phase to ensure adequate dNTP supply for DNA replication. However, little is known about the cell-cycle-dependent regulation of RNR activity through RRM1. Here, we report that RRM1 is phosphorylated at Ser 559 by CDK2/cyclin A during S/G2 phase. And this S559 phosphorylation of RRM1enhances RNR enzymatic activity and is required for maintaining sufficient dNTPs during normal DNA replication. Defective RRM1 S559 phosphorylation causes DNA replication stress, double-strand break, and genomic instability. Moreover, combined targeting of RRM1 S559 phosphorylation and ATR triggers lethal replication stress and profound antitumor effects. Thus, this posttranslational phosphorylation of RRM1 provides an alternative mechanism to finely regulating RNR and therapeutic opportunities for cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell CycleDNA ReplicationHumansPhosphorylationRibonucleoside Diphosphate ReductaseAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanRibonucleoside Diphosphate ReductaseRRM1 protein, human

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