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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2024

ATR, CHK1 and WEE1 inhibitors cause homologous recombination repair deficiency to induce synthetic lethality with PARP inhibitors.

Hannah L Smith, Elaine Willmore, Lisa Prendergast, Nicola J Curtin

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Hannah L SmithFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK. Hannah.smith2@newcastle.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6231-1486
Elaine WillmoreFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
Lisa PrendergastFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
Nicola J CurtinFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK. Nicola.curtin@newcastle.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1369-1843

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePARP inhibitors (PARPi) are effective in homologous recombination repair (HRR) defective (HRD) cancers. To (re)sensitise HRR proficient (HRP) tumours to PARPi combinations with other drugs are being explored. Our aim was to determine the mechanism underpinning the sensitisation to PARPi by inhibitors of cell cycle checkpoint kinases ATR, CHK1 and WEE1. EXPERIMENTAL

designA panel of HRD and HRP cells (including matched BRCA1 or 2 mutant and corrected pairs) and ovarian cancer ascites cells were used. Rucaparib (PARPi) induced replication stress (RS) and HRR (immunofluorescence microscopy for γH2AX and RAD51 foci, respectively), cell cycle changes (flow cytometry), activation of ATR, CHK1 and WEE1 (Western Blot for pCHK1S345, pCHK1S296 and pCDK1Y15, respectively) and cytotoxicity (colony formation assay) was determined, followed by investigations of the impact on all of these parameters by inhibitors of ATR (VE-821, 1 µM), CHK1 (PF-477736, 50 nM) and WEE1 (MK-1775, 100 nM).

resultsRucaparib induced RS (3 to10-fold), S-phase accumulation (2-fold) and ATR, CHK1 and WEE1 activation (up to 3-fold), and VE-821, PF-477736 and MK-1775 inhibited their targets and abrogated these rucaparib-induced cell cycle changes in HRP and HRD cells. Rucaparib activated HRR in HRP cells only and was (60-1,000x) more cytotoxic to HRD cells. VE-821, PF-477736 and MK-1775 blocked HRR and sensitised HRP but not HRD cells and primary ovarian ascites to rucaparib.

conclusionsOur data indicate that, rather than acting via abrogation of cell cycle checkpoints, ATR, CHK1 and WEE1 inhibitors cause an HRD phenotype and hence "induced synthetic lethality" with PARPi.

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Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 1IndolesNuclear ProteinsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyrimidinesRecombinational DNA RepairBenzodiazepinonesBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansadavosertibAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanBenzodiazepinonesBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsceralasertibCheckpoint Kinase 1CHEK1 protein, humanIndolesMorpholinesNuclear ProteinsPF 00477736PhthalazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyrimidinesPyrimidinonesrucaparibSulfonamidesWEE1 protein, human

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