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FOXK1 Participates in DNA Damage Response by Controlling 53BP1 Function.
Mengfan Tang1, Xu Feng1, Guangsheng Pei2
1Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cell Reports
|August 14, 2020
Summary
Forkhead box K1 (FOXK1) protein negatively regulates 53BP1 DNA repair function. This interaction impacts DNA repair choice and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) sensitivity in BRCA1-deficient cancers.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Cancer Research
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
Background:
- 53BP1 is crucial for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway choice (NHEJ vs. HR).
- This choice influences cancer therapy sensitivity, particularly for poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) in BRCA1-deficient cancers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of FOXK1 in regulating 53BP1-dependent DNA repair.
- To understand how FOXK1-53BP1 interactions affect DNA repair choice and PARPi sensitivity.
Main Methods:
- Co-immunoprecipitation to assess FOXK1-53BP1 interaction.
- Western blotting and immunofluorescence to detect protein levels and foci formation.
- Cell viability assays and DNA repair assays in response to DNA damage and PARPi treatment.
Main Results:
- FOXK1 associates with 53BP1, and this interaction is enhanced by DNA damage in an ATM/CHK2-dependent manner.
- FOXK1 depletion impairs DNA repair and cell survival; FOXK1 overexpression reduces 53BP1 foci, conferring PARPi resistance and increasing homologous recombination (HR) in BRCA1-deficient cells.
- FOXK1 inhibits 53BP1 localization to DNA damage sites, altering DSB-induced protein complexes and influencing DNA repair pathway choice.
Conclusions:
- FOXK1 acts as a negative regulator of 53BP1 function in DNA repair.
- Targeting the FOXK1-53BP1 interaction may offer therapeutic strategies for BRCA1-deficient cancers and PARPi resistance.
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