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ArticleScience advances2026

Development of a structurally distinct TopBP1 inhibitor that enhances PARP blockade and reverses osimertinib resistance.

Fang-Tsyr Lin, Shwu-Jiuan Lin, Kang Liu, Yang Xiao, Lidija A Wilhelms Garan, Helena Folly-Kossi, Weei-Chin Lin

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Fang-Tsyr LinSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5160-0047
Shwu-Jiuan LinDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6961-4890
Kang LiuSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-5394-8821
Yang XiaoSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-5077-180X
Lidija A Wilhelms GaranSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3934-345X
Helena Folly-KossiSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Weei-Chin LinSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6804-3205

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Suzanne AW Fuqua · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
Training Program in Cell and Molecular BiologyT32GM136560 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Rachel Nicole Arey, WEEI-CHIN LIN · 2020 to 2026
$3.9M
Novel therapeutics for targeting checkpoint dysfunction in cancerR01CA203824 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI FANG-TSYR LIN, WEEI-CHIN LIN · 2017 to 2026
$3.7M
14-3-3tau drives estrogen receptor loss and breast cancer progressionR01CA269971 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI FANG-TSYR LIN, WEEI-CHIN LIN · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
BCM Oncology Scholars Training ProgramT32CA174647 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIN, WEEI-CHIN · 2014 to 2018
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCI NIH HHS R01 CA203824NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269971NCI NIH HHS T32 CA174647NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM136560
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Abstract

Therapeutic resistance remains a major challenge in cancer treatment, driven by compensatory signaling and stress response pathways that sustain tumor survival. Topoisomerase IIβ-binding protein 1 (TopBP1), a multifunctional scaffold protein with nine BRCT domains, integrates replication stress signaling with oncogenic networks and is frequently overexpressed in aggressive cancers. Its BRCT7/8 domains mediate critical interactions with E2F1, mutant p53, MIZ1, PLK1, and CIP2A, making TopBP1-BRCT7/8 an attractive therapeutic target. Using docking-guided screening and structure-activity relationship-driven optimization, we developed CS18 as a potent and selective BRCT7/8 inhibitor that disrupts oncogenic TopBP1 complexes without interfering with DNA replication. CS18 suppresses MYC transcriptional programs, restores E2F1-mediated apoptosis, and induces mitotic catastrophe. It exhibits broad-spectrum anticancer activity and synergizes with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in multiple cancer types and enhances osimertinib sensitivity in

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AcrylamidesAniline CompoundsCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansIndolesLung NeoplasmsMiceNuclear ProteinsAcrylamidesAniline CompoundsAntineoplastic AgentsCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsIndolesNuclear ProteinsosimertinibPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPyrimidinesTOPBP1 protein, human

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PMCPMC13440399

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