Mild hyperthermia inhibits homologous recombination, induces BRCA2 degradation, and sensitizes cancer cells to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 inhibition

PM Krawczyk, Berina Eppink, J. Essers, J Stap, H Rodermond, H Odijk, A Zelensky, C van Bree, LJ Stalpers, MR Buist, Thomas Soullie, Joost Rens, Hence Verhagen, MJ O'Connor, NAP Franken, Timo ten Hagen, Roland Kanaar, JA Aten

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Abstract

Defective homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair imposed by BRCA1 or BRCA2 deficiency sensitizes cells to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-1 inhibition and is currently exploited in clinical treatment of HR-deficient tumors. Here we show that mild hyperthermia (41-42.5 degrees C) induces degradation of BRCA2 and inhibits HR. We demonstrate that hyperthermia can be used to sensitize innately HR-proficient tumor cells to PARP-1 inhibitors and that this effect can be enhanced by heat shock protein inhibition. Our results, obtained from cell lines and in vivo tumor models, enable the design of unique therapeutic strategies involving localized on-demand induction of HR deficiency, an approach that we term induced synthetic lethality.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)9851-9856
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A.
Volume108
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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  • EMC COEUR-09
  • EMC MGC-01-12-03
  • EMC MM-03-32-04
  • EMC MM-03-47-11
  • EMC MM-04-47-07

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