2019
Temozolomide Sensitizes MGMT-Deficient Tumor Cells to ATR Inhibitors
Jackson CB, Noorbakhsh SI, Sundaram RK, Kalathil AN, Ganesa S, Jia L, Breslin H, Burgenske DM, Gilad O, Sarkaria JN, Bindra RS. Temozolomide Sensitizes MGMT-Deficient Tumor Cells to ATR Inhibitors. Cancer Research 2019, 79: 4331-4338. PMID: 31273061, PMCID: PMC6810597, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-3394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCheckpoint Kinase 1DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesDrug SynergismFemaleHumansIsoxazolesMice, NudePyrazinesTemozolomideTumor Suppressor ProteinsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsMGMT-deficient cells
2018
Krebs-cycle-deficient hereditary cancer syndromes are defined by defects in homologous-recombination DNA repair
Sulkowski PL, Sundaram RK, Oeck S, Corso CD, Liu Y, Noorbakhsh S, Niger M, Boeke M, Ueno D, Kalathil AN, Bao X, Li J, Shuch B, Bindra RS, Glazer PM. Krebs-cycle-deficient hereditary cancer syndromes are defined by defects in homologous-recombination DNA repair. Nature Genetics 2018, 50: 1086-1092. PMID: 30013182, PMCID: PMC6072579, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0170-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksPGL/PCCDNA repair deficiency syndromeHomologous recombination DNA repair pathwayDNA repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksHomologous recombination DNA repairSynthetic lethal targetingGenomic integrityDNA repairFumarate hydrataseMechanistic basisCancer predispositionFunction mutationsGermline lossKrebs cycleSuccinate dehydrogenaseHereditary paragangliomaRespectively1–3Ribose polymerase inhibitorsHereditary leiomyomatosisHereditary cancer syndromesCancer syndromesTumor cellsPolymerase inhibitors
2017
DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining
Ray S, Breuer G, DeVeaux M, Zelterman D, Bindra R, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining. Nucleic Acids Research 2017, 46: 242-255. PMID: 29161447, PMCID: PMC5758893, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorDNADNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA End-Joining RepairDNA Polymerase betaDNA ReplicationDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMCF-7 CellsConceptsDouble-strand breaksAlternative NHEJHomologous recombinationDNA polymerasePol βX-family DNA polymerasesFamily DNA polymerasesDNA polymerase betaDNA pol βDeleterious lesionsDNA endsGenomic instabilityNHEJ pathwayDNA proteinProcessing enzymesDefective repairCellular sensitivityCell deathStrand breaksPolymerase betaSubunit inhibitorPolymeraseSmall deletionsMechanistic insightsNHEJSAMHD1 Promotes DNA End Resection to Facilitate DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination
Daddacha W, Koyen AE, Bastien AJ, Head PE, Dhere VR, Nabeta GN, Connolly EC, Werner E, Madden MZ, Daly MB, Minten EV, Whelan DR, Schlafstein AJ, Zhang H, Anand R, Doronio C, Withers AE, Shepard C, Sundaram RK, Deng X, Dynan WS, Wang Y, Bindra RS, Cejka P, Rothenberg E, Doetsch PW, Kim B, Yu DS. SAMHD1 Promotes DNA End Resection to Facilitate DNA Repair by Homologous Recombination. Cell Reports 2017, 20: 1921-1935. PMID: 28834754, PMCID: PMC5576576, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research2-Hydroxyglutarate produced by neomorphic IDH mutations suppresses homologous recombination and induces PARP inhibitor sensitivity
Sulkowski PL, Corso CD, Robinson ND, Scanlon SE, Purshouse KR, Bai H, Liu Y, Sundaram RK, Hegan DC, Fons NR, Breuer GA, Song Y, Mishra-Gorur K, De Feyter HM, de Graaf RA, Surovtseva YV, Kachman M, Halene S, Günel M, Glazer PM, Bindra RS. 2-Hydroxyglutarate produced by neomorphic IDH mutations suppresses homologous recombination and induces PARP inhibitor sensitivity. Science Translational Medicine 2017, 9 PMID: 28148839, PMCID: PMC5435119, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aal2463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIsocitrate dehydrogenase 1PARP inhibitor sensitivityPossible therapeutic strategiesHomologous recombination defectsTherapeutic strategiesTumor xenograftsInhibitor sensitivityPathologic processesSmall molecule inhibitorsIDH1/2 mutationsTumor progressionIDH2 mutationsMutant IDHPolymerase inhibitorsGlioma cellsTumor cellsHR deficiencyPARP inhibitionIDH mutationsInhibitory effectDehydrogenase 1Neomorphic activityMutant IDH1 enzymeDependent dioxygenasesMutant cells
2016
A single double-strand break system reveals repair dynamics and mechanisms in heterochromatin and euchromatin
Janssen A, Breuer GA, Brinkman EK, van der Meulen AI, Borden SV, van Steensel B, Bindra RS, LaRocque JR, Karpen GH. A single double-strand break system reveals repair dynamics and mechanisms in heterochromatin and euchromatin. Genes & Development 2016, 30: 1645-1657. PMID: 27474442, PMCID: PMC4973294, DOI: 10.1101/gad.283028.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCytological TechniquesDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA RepairDrosophila melanogasterEuchromatinHeterochromatinHomologous RecombinationLarvaConceptsDNA double-strand breaksHomologous recombinationGenome stabilityHeterochromatic DSBsEuchromatic DSBsSingle DNA double-strand breakMain DSB repair pathwaysDifferent chromatin domainsLarval imaginal discsDistinct nuclear domainsRepetitive DNA sequencesDSB repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksChromatin contextChromatin domainsEuchromatic lociPericentromeric heterochromatinChromatin regionsHomologous chromosomesHR templateImaginal discsDSB repairDNA sequencesNuclear domainsRepair pathwaysCharacterization of Cardiac Glycoside Natural Products as Potent Inhibitors of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by a Whole-Cell Double Immunofluorescence Assay
Surovtseva YV, Jairam V, Salem AF, Sundaram RK, Bindra RS, Herzon SB. Characterization of Cardiac Glycoside Natural Products as Potent Inhibitors of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair by a Whole-Cell Double Immunofluorescence Assay. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 3844-3855. PMID: 26927829, PMCID: PMC5530877, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac GlycosidesCell Line, TumorDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA End-Joining RepairFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansSmall Molecule LibrariesConceptsRing finger protein 8DNA double-strand break repairDouble-strand break repairSmall molecule inhibitorsDSB repairBreak repairDNA damage checkpoint protein 1DNA damage response networkNatural productsSmall moleculesP53-binding protein 1Sites of DSBsFinger protein 8Protein 1Glycoside natural productsDNA repair pathwaysNew small molecule inhibitorsClass of compoundsBinding protein 1Small molecule DNALarge compound librariesPotent inhibitorRepair pathwaysCardiac glycosidesSecondary assays
2015
Identification of Novel Radiosensitizers in a High-Throughput, Cell-Based Screen for DSB Repair Inhibitors
Goglia AG, Delsite R, Luz AN, Shahbazian D, Salem AF, Sundaram RK, Chiaravalli J, Hendrikx PJ, Wilshire JA, Jasin M, Kluger HM, Glickman JF, Powell SN, Bindra RS. Identification of Novel Radiosensitizers in a High-Throughput, Cell-Based Screen for DSB Repair Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2015, 14: 326-342. PMID: 25512618, PMCID: PMC4326563, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-14-0765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSB repair inhibitorsDouble-strand breaksDSB repairHomologous recombinationRepair inhibitorsCell-based small molecule screenSuccessful DSB repairDNA-damaging agentsPlate-based formatCell-based screenSmall-molecule screenGenomic integrityTumor cell survivalMammalian cellsHR repairDNA repairMolecule screenReporter systemSecondary assaysCell survivalDNA damageCancer cell linesTumor cellsNovel hitsMost cancer therapies
2014
Development of a novel method to create double-strand break repair fingerprints using next-generation sequencing
Soong CP, Breuer GA, Hannon RA, Kim SD, Salem AF, Wang G, Yu R, Carriero NJ, Bjornson R, Sundaram RK, Bindra RS. Development of a novel method to create double-strand break repair fingerprints using next-generation sequencing. DNA Repair 2014, 26: 44-53. PMID: 25547252, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationNHEJ repairChromosomal lociDSB repair pathway choiceDNA double-strand break repairEndogenous chromosomal locusEfficient DNA double-strand break repairDouble-strand break repairDSB repair proteinsRepair pathway choiceDNA damaging agentsSequencing-based approachesDSB repair activityNext-generation sequencing-based approachChromatin interactionsGenomic integrityDSB repairMammalian cellsNext-generation sequencingBreak repairPathway choiceRepair proteinsReporter geneDamaging agentsRepair assays