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Targeted disruption of FANCC and FANCG in human cancer provides a preclinical model for specific therapeutic options
Authors:Gallmeier Eike  Calhoun Eric S  Rago Carlo  Brody Jonathan R  Cunningham Steven C  Hucl Tomas  Gorospe Myriam  Kohli Manu  Lengauer Christoph  Kern Scott E
Affiliation:The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Abstract:BACKGROUND & AIMS: How specifically to treat pancreatic and other cancers harboring Fanconi anemia gene mutations has raised great interest recently, yet preclinical studies have been hampered by the lack of well-controlled human cancer models. METHODS: We endogenously disrupted FANCC and FANCG in a human adenocarcinoma cell line and determined the impact of these genes on drug sensitivity, irradiation sensitivity, and genome maintenance. RESULTS: FANCC and FANCG disruption abrogated FANCD2 monoubiquitination, confirming an impaired Fanconi anemia pathway function. On treatment with DNA interstrand-cross-linking agents, FANCC and FANCG disruption caused increased clastogenic damage, G2/M arrest, and decreased proliferation. The extent of hypersensitivity varied among agents, with ratios of inhibitory concentration 50% ranging from 2-fold for oxaliplatin to 14-fold for melphalan, a drug infrequently used in solid tumors. No hypersensitivity was observed on gemcitabine, etoposide, 3-aminobenzamide, NU1025, or hydrogen peroxide. FANCC and FANCG disruption also resulted in increased clastogenic damage on irradiation, but only FANCG disruption caused a subsequent decrease in relative survival. Finally, FANCC and FANCG disruption increased spontaneous chromosomal breakage, supporting the role of these genes in genome maintenance and likely explaining why they are mutated in sporadic cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Our human cancer cell model provides optimal controls to elucidate fundamental biologic features of individual Fanconi anemia gene defects and facilitates preclinical studies of therapeutic options. The impact of Fanconi gene defects on drug and irradiation sensitivity renders these genes promising targets for a specific, genotype-based therapy for individual cancer patients, providing a strong rationale for clinical trials.
Keywords:DEB, diepoxybutane   FA, Fanconi anemia   ICL, DNA interstrand-crosslink   IR, ionizing radiation   KO, knockout   MMC, mitomycin C   PCR, polymerase chain reaction   IC50, the concentration of a drug producing 50% inhibition of growth in vitro   PARP, poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase
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