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NATURE
卷 434, 期 7035, 页码 917-921出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nature03445
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- NCI NIH HHS [F31 CA260794] Funding Source: Medline
- Breast Cancer Now [BREAST CANCER NOW RESEARCH CENTRE] Funding Source: Medline
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are important for DNA double-strand break repair by homologous recombination(1), and mutations in these genes predispose to breast and other cancers(2). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase ( PARP) is an enzyme involved in base excision repair, a key pathway in the repair of DNA single-strand breaks(3). We show here that BRCA1 or BRCA2 dysfunction unexpectedly and profoundly sensitizes cells to the inhibition of PARP enzymatic activity, resulting in chromosomal instability, cell cycle arrest and subsequent apoptosis. This seems to be because the inhibition of PARP leads to the persistence of DNA lesions normally repaired by homologous recombination. These results illustrate how different pathways cooperate to repair damage, and suggest that the targeted inhibition of particular DNA repair pathways may allow the design of specific and less toxic therapies for cancer.
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