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ArticleBiomedicines2022

Dbf4-Cdc7 (DDK) Inhibitor PHA-767491 Displays Potent Anti-Proliferative Effects via Crosstalk with the CDK2-RB-E2F Pathway.

Tekle Pauzaite, James Tollitt, Betul Sopaci, Louise Caprani, Olivia Iwanowytsch, Urvi Thacker, John G Hardy, Sarah L Allinson, Nikki A Copeland

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Article in Biomedicines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tekle PauzaiteBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0668-3661
James TollittBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Betul SopaciBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Louise CapraniBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Olivia IwanowytschBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
Urvi ThackerBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.
John G HardyMaterials Science Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0655-2167
Sarah L AllinsonBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1937-5550
Nikki A CopelandBiomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6204-4717
Lancaster University · GB

Funding

Joy Welch Education Charity Trust NCNorth West Cancer Research CR1071North West Cancer Research CR2020.21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise regulation of DNA replication complex assembly requires cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and Dbf4-dependent kinase (DDK) activities to activate the replicative helicase complex and initiate DNA replication. Chemical probes have been essential in the molecular analysis of DDK-mediated regulation of MCM2-7 activation and the initiation phase of DNA replication. Here, the inhibitory activity of two distinct DDK inhibitor chemotypes, PHA-767491 and XL-413, were assessed in cell-free and cell-based proliferation assays. PHA-767491 and XL-413 show distinct effects at the level of cellular proliferation, initiation of DNA replication and replisome activity. XL-413 and PHA-767491 both reduce DDK-specific phosphorylation of MCM2 but show differential potency in prevention of S-phase entry. DNA combing and DNA replication assays show that PHA-767491 is a potent inhibitor of the initiation phase of DNA replication but XL413 has weak activity. Importantly, PHA-767491 decreased E2F-mediated transcription of the G1/S regulators cyclin A2, cyclin E1 and cyclin E2, and this effect was independent of CDK9 inhibition. Significantly, the enhanced inhibitory profile of PHA-767491 is mediated by potent inhibition of both DDK and the CDK2-Rb-E2F transcriptional network, that provides the molecular basis for its increased anti-proliferative effects in RB

Indexed as

chemical probesDbf4-dependent kinase (DDK)DNA replicationkinase inhibitionRB+ cancer

Identifiers

PMID36009559
PMCPMC9405858
OpenAlexW4292547741

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