1区 · 生物学
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作者: Hyvönen, Marko ; Fischer, Gerhard ; Emery, Amy ; Bayly, Andrew R ; Perrior, Trevor ; Valenzano, Chiara R ; Lee, Miyoung ; Barber, Lorraine ; Hardwick, Bryn ; Haas, Kalina T ; Srinivasan, Rajavel ; Huggins, David J ; Skidmore, John ; Esposito, Alessandro ; Pellegrini, Luca ; McKenzie, Grahame ; Moschetti, Tommaso ; Venkitaraman, Ashok R ; Ehebauer, Matthias ; Blundell, Tom L ; Sharpe, Timothy D ; Coyne, Anthony G ; Scott, Duncan E ; Francis-Newton, Nicola J ; Abell, Chris ; Marsh, May E ; Dagostin, Claudio
BRCA2 controls RAD51 recombinase during homologous DNA recombination (HDR) through eight evolutionarily conserved BRC repeats, which individually engage RAD51 via the motif Phe-x-x-Ala. Using structure-guided molecular design, templated on a monomeric thermostable chimera between human RAD51 and archaeal RadA, we identify CAM833, a 529 Da orthosteric inhibitor of RAD51:BRC with a Kd of 366 nM. The quinoline of CAM833 occupies a hotspot, the Phe-binding pocket on RAD51 and the methyl of the substituted α-methylbenzyl group occupies the Ala-binding pocket. In cells, CAM833 diminishes formation of damage-induced RAD51 nuclear foci; inhibits RAD51 molecular clustering, suppressing extended RAD51 filament assembly; potentiates cytotoxicity by ionizing radiation, augmenting 4N cell-cycle arrest and apoptotic cell death and works with poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP)1 inhibitors to suppress growth in BRCA2-wildtype cells. Thus, chemical inhibition of the protein-protein interaction between BRCA2 and RAD51 disrupts HDR and potentiates DNA damage-induced cell death, with implications for cancer therapy.