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Unleashing viral mimicry: A combinatorial strategy to enhance the efficacy of PARP7 inhibitors.

Patrick Manetsch, Michael O Hottiger

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Review in BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Patrick ManetschDepartment of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael O HottigerDepartment of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7323-2270

Funding

Canton of Zurich and the Swiss National Science Foundation 310030_205202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells exploit mechanisms to evade immune detection triggered by aberrant self-nucleic acids (NA). PARP7, a key player in this immune evasion strategy, has emerged as a potential target for cancer therapy. PARP7 inhibitors reactivate NA sensing, resulting in type I interferon (IFN) signaling, programmed cell death, anti-tumor immunity, and tumor regression. Cancer cells with elevated IFN-stimulated gene (ISG) scores, representing a viral mimicry-primed state, are particularly sensitive to PARP7 inhibition. This review focuses on the endogenous sources of NA in cancer and the potential to exploit elevated aberrant self-NA in cancer therapy. We describe strategies to increase cytoplamic NA levels, including targeting epigenetic control, DNA damage response, and mitochondrial function. We also discuss targeting RNA processing pathways, such as splicing and RNA editing, to enhance the immunostimulatory potential of existing NA. Combining PARP7 inhibitors with NA elevating strategies may improve cancer immunotherapy, especially for tumors with high ISG scores.

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Molecular MimicryNeoplasmsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesAnimalsHumansImmunotherapySignal TransductionPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerasesanti‐tumor immunitycancer therapyFRA1PARP7programmed cell deathviral mimicry

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PMID39502005
PMCPMC11755700

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