Abstract
Deficiency in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair mechanisms has been widely exploited for the treatment of different malignances, including homologous recombination (HR)-deficient breast and ovarian cancers. Here we demonstrate that diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) expressing LMO2 protein are functionally deficient in HR-mediated DSB repair. Mechanistically, LMO2 inhibits BRCA1 recruitment to DSBs by interacting with 53BP1 during repair. Similar to BRCA1-deficient cells, LMO2-positive DLBCLs and T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cells exhibit a high sensitivity to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Furthermore, chemotherapy and PARP inhibitors synergize to inhibit the growth of LMO2-positive tumors. Together, our results reveal that LMO2 expression predicts HR deficiency and the potential therapeutic use of PARP inhibitors in DLBCL and T-ALL.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 237-249.e6 |
Journal | Cancer Cell |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Sep 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 53BP1
- BRCA1
- DNA damage
- LMO2
- PARP
- R-CHOP
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
- homologous recombination
- olaparib
- synthetic lethality