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Triapine Disrupts CtIP-Mediated Homologous Recombination Repair and Sensitizes Ovarian Cancer Cells to PARP and Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Lin ZP, Ratner ES, Whicker ME, Lee Y, Sartorelli AC. Triapine Disrupts CtIP-Mediated Homologous Recombination Repair and Sensitizes Ovarian Cancer Cells to PARP and Topoisomerase Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Research 2014, 12: 381-393. PMID: 24413181, PMCID: PMC3962722, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-13-0480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorDrug SynergismFemaleHumansNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhthalazinesPiperazinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) PolymerasesPyridinesRecombination, GeneticRecombinational DNA RepairThiosemicarbazonesTopoisomerase InhibitorsTransfectionConceptsHomologous recombination repairEOC cellsCtIP phosphorylationRecombination repairDNA double-strand break resectionCyclin-dependent kinase activityTopoisomerase II inhibitor etoposidePhosphorylation of CtIPDouble-strand break resectionSmall molecule inhibitorsRPA32 phosphorylationBRCA1 interactionBRCA1 fociNbs1 complexMre11-Rad50Chk1 activationDSB resectionKinase activitySynthetic lethalityRAD51 fociOvarian cancer cellsInhibitor etoposideCell cycleRibonucleotide reductaseCtIP
2016
MK-2206 sensitizes BRCA-deficient epithelial ovarian adenocarcinoma to cisplatin and olaparib
Whicker ME, Lin ZP, Hanna R, Sartorelli AC, Ratner ES. MK-2206 sensitizes BRCA-deficient epithelial ovarian adenocarcinoma to cisplatin and olaparib. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 550. PMID: 27465688, PMCID: PMC4964088, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2598-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBRCA1 ProteinCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCisplatinDrug SynergismFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansMutationNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialOvarian NeoplasmsPhosphorylationPhthalazinesPiperazinesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOlaparib therapyOvarian adenocarcinomaPhase II trialGreater clinical responseSerous ovarian adenocarcinomaPhospho-AKT activityAgent-induced DNA damageAkt activityEpithelial ovarian adenocarcinomaII trialPeritoneal cancerClinical responseInhibition of AktPatient populationStrong synergismFallopian tubeOvarian cancerHomologous recombination repair pathwaySame patientChemosensitization agentsClinical investigationChemoresistant cellsPlatinum resistanceBRCA-deficient cells