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ArticleMolecular oncology2022

Deubiquitination of FBP1 by USP7 blocks FBP1-DNMT1 interaction and decreases the sensitivity of pancreatic cancer cells to PARP inhibitors.

Xiang Cheng, Bin Zhang, Feng Guo, Heshui Wu, Xin Jin

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang ChengDepartment of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Bin ZhangCancer center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Feng GuoDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Heshui WuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xin JinDepartment of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6461-6005
Union Hospital · CNCentral South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly[ADP-ribose] polymerase (PARP) inhibitors can block DNA single-strand damage repair and subsequently increase double-stranded breaks (DSBs) by reducing the activity of the PARP1 protease and by preventing the PARP1 protein from dissociating from chromatin. Tumors with the BRCA mutation are particularly sensitive to PARP inhibitors. So far, PARP inhibitors (Olaparib) have been used to treat pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation. However, these patients are prone to PARP inhibitor resistance. Our previous studies suggest that fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1 (FBP1) is responsible for the sensitivity to various anticancer agents, such as gemcitabine or mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitors. In this study, we demonstrate that FBP1 regulates the sensitivity to PARP inhibitors in pancreatic cancer. Then, we showed that nuclear FBP1 is responsible for this process by interacting with DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and trapping PARP1 in chromatin. Moreover, we revealed that ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 7 (USP7) binds to and induces the deubiquitination of FBP1, which prevented FBP1 from translocating to the nucleus. Finally, we demonstrated that USP7 inhibitors enhanced the antitumor effect of PARP inhibitors in an FBP1-dependent manner. Collectively, our results identify a novel USP7-FBP1-DNMT1 signaling axis in pancreatic cancer, which might indicate that USP7 inhibitors and PARP inhibitors might have more powerful antitumor effects than PARP inhibitors alone in pancreatic cancer patients.

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Antineoplastic AgentsPancreatic NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFructoseHumansPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsUbiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7Antineoplastic AgentsFructosePoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsUbiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7USP7 protein, humanDNMT1FBP1pancreatic cancerPARP inhibitorsUSP7

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