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ArticleGene therapy2022

FEN1 inhibitor synergizes with low-dose camptothecin to induce increased cell killing via the mitochondria mediated apoptotic pathway.

Ting Wu, Hongqiao Zhu, Miaomiao Zhang, Yuling Sun, Yongjing Yang, Lili Gu, Jing Zhang, Dan Mu, Congye Wu, Zhigang Hu and 6 more

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Article in Gene therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ting Wu *Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Hongqiao Zhu *Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Miaomiao ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Yuling SunJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Yongjing YangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Lili GuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Jing ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Dan MuAffiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, 210008, Nanjing, China.
Congye WuDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 210002, Nanjing, China.
Zhigang HuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Longwei JiangJinlin Hospital of Nanjing University, 210002, Nanjing, China.
Shaochang JiaJinlin Hospital of Nanjing University, 210002, Nanjing, China.
Ying ZhangJinlin Hospital of Nanjing University, 210002, Nanjing, China.
Lingfeng HeJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China. lfhe22@139.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9668-419X
Fei-Yan PanJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China. panfeiyan@njnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-3990-618X
Zhigang GuoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 WenYuan Road, 210023, Nanjing, China. 08278@njnu.edu.cn.
Nanjing Normal University · CNNanjing University · CNNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Camptothecin has been used in tumor therapy for a long time but its antitumor effect is rather limited due to the side effect and the drug resistance. FEN1, a major component of DNA repair systems, plays important roles in maintaining genomic stability via DNA replication and repair. Here we found that FEN1 inhibitor greatly sensitizes cancer cells to low-dose camptothecin. The combinative treatment of FEN1 inhibitor and 1 nM camptothecin induced a synthetic lethal effect, which synergistically suppressed cancer cell proliferation and significantly mediated apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo. Our study suggested that targeting FEN1 could be a potent strategy for tumor-targeting cancer therapy.

Indexed as

CamptothecinFlap EndonucleasesNeoplasmsApoptosisDNA DamageHumansMitochondriaCamptothecinFEN1 protein, humanFlap Endonucleases

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PMID33414522
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