Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) and PARP inhibitor-targeted therapeutics

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Abstract

Background: Poly-ADP-ribosylation, that is, adding ADP-ribose moieties to a protein, is a unique type of protein post-translational modification that regulates various cellular processes such as DNA repair, mitosis, transcription, and cell growth. Small-molecule inhibitors of poly-ADP-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) have been developed as anticancer agents because inhibition of PARP enzymes may be a synthetic lethal strategy for cancers with or BRCA2 mutations. However, there are still questions surrounding PARP inhibitors Methods/Results: Data were collected from Pubmed, Medline, through searching of these keywords: “PARP”, “BRCA”, “Synthetic lethal” and “Tankyrase inhibitors”. We describe the current knowledge of PARP inhibition and its effects on DNA damage; mechanisms of resistance to PARP inhibitors; the evolution of PARP inhibitors; and the potential use of PARP5a/b (tankyrases) inhibitors in cancer treatment. Conclusion: PARP inhibitors are already showing promise as therapeutic tools, especially in the management of BRCA-mutated breast and ovarian cancers but also in tumors with dysfunctional BRCA genes. Small-molecule tankyrase inhibitors are important for increasing our understanding of tankyrase biology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)206-212
Number of pages7
JournalAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • BRCA mutation
  • Ovarian cancers
  • PARP inhibitors
  • Poly-ADP-ribose polymerase 1
  • Synthetic lethal
  • Tankyrase inhibitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Cancer Research

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