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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
47
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
New anti-telomere strategies represent important goals for the development of selective cancer therapies. In this study, we reported that uncapped telomeres, resulting from pharmacological stabilization of quadruplex DNA by RHPS4 (3,11-difluoro-6,8,13-trimethyl-8H-quino[4,3,2-kl]acridinium methosulfate), trigger specific recruitment and activation of poly-adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribose polymerase I (PARP1) at the telomeres, forming several ADP-ribose polymers that co-localize with the telomeric repeat binding factor 1 protein and are inhibited by selective PARP(s) inhibitors or PARP1-specific small interfering RNAs. The knockdown of PARP1 prevents repairing of RHPS4-induced telomere DNA breaks, leading to increases in chromosome abnormalities and eventually to the inhibition of tumor cell growth both in vitro and in xenografts. More interestingly, the integration of a TOPO1 inhibitor on the combination treatment proved to have a high therapeutic efficacy ensuing a complete regression of the tumor as well as a significant increase in overall survival and cure of mice even when treatments started at a very late stage of tumor growth. Overall, this work reveals the unexplored link between the PARP1 and G-quadruplex ligands and demonstrates the excellent efficacy of a multi-component strategy based on the use of PARP inhibitors in telomere-based therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1476-5594
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6280-93
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
PARP1 is activated at telomeres upon G4 stabilization: possible target for telomere-based therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Experimental Chemotherapy Laboratory, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't