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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

CDADC1 is a vertebrate-specific dCTP deaminase that metabolizes gemcitabine and decitabine to prevent cellular toxicity.

Marcelo M Rodriguez, Debashree Chatterjee, Johanna Guerry, Anne-Marie Patenaude, Charles C H Cohen, Therence Bois, Ariane Larouche, Silvana R Ferreira, Thierry Bertomeu, Andrew Chatr-Aryamontri and 7 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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17 authors.

Marcelo M Rodriguez *Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-7107-0575
Debashree Chatterjee *Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Johanna GuerryInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Anne-Marie PatenaudeInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-4748-3220
Charles C H CohenInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9884-5241
Therence BoisInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Ariane LaroucheInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Silvana R FerreiraInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4323-167X
Thierry BertomeuChemogenix, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5313-7057
Andrew Chatr-AryamontriChemogenix, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1589-9982
Li ZhangChemogenix, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
Sylvie MaderInstitute for Research in Immunology and Cancer, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6423-627X
Corey NislowFaculty of Pharmaceutical Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4016-8874
Guillaume St-JeanDepartment de Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2112-9113
Yvan GuindonInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Astrid ZahnInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Javier M Di NoiaInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2896-0321

Funding

Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) #2017-705196Cancer Research Society (CRS) #2021-836161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer therapy is limited by resistance to standard-of-care chemotherapeutic and/or by treatment-associated toxicity. Identifying molecular mechanisms that modulate cellular toxicity is crucial for enhancing treatment efficacy. We characterize CDADC1, a vertebrate-specific orphan enzyme, as an unprecedented eukaryotic dCTP deaminase. CDADC1 catalyzes the conversion of dCTP into dUTP. While bacteria use this activity to sustain proliferation, CDADC1 evolved independently and is not required for mammalian cell proliferation, as demonstrated in cell lines and by the normal growth and standard lifespan of Cdadc1-deficient mice. However, we uncover a role of CDADC1 in metabolizing nucleotide analogs gemcitabine and decitabine. Gain- and loss-of-function assays in cancer cell lines, along with ectopic mouse models of pancreatic cancer, show that CDADC1 reduces these drugs' efficacy. By the same token,

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Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticDecitabineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGemcitabineNucleotide DeaminasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDCMP DeaminaseFemaleHumansMaleMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMiceMice, KnockoutPancreatic NeoplasmsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticCDADC1 protein, humanDCMP DeaminasedCTP deaminaseDecitabineGemcitabineNucleotide DeaminasesTranscription Factorscytidine deaminasedCTP deaminasedecitabinegemcitabinenucleotide metabolism

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PMID40504152
PMCPMC12184417

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