Strategic combination of DNA damaging agent and PARP inhibitor results in enhanced cytotoxicity

PARP inhibitors (PARPi) are under clinical trial for combination cancer chemotherapy. In the presence of a PARPi, PARP-1 binds DNA strand breaks but cannot produce poly(ADP-ribose) polymers or undergo auto-poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. DNA binding is persistent, hindering DNA repair. Methylated bases form...

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Main Authors: Julie K. Horton, Samuel H. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00257/full