GRB2 stabilizes RAD51 at reversed replication forks suppressing genomic instability and innate immunity against cancer

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Title: GRB2 stabilizes RAD51 at reversed replication forks suppressing genomic instability and innate immunity against cancer
Authors: Zu Ye, Shengfeng Xu, Yin Shi, Xueqian Cheng, Yuan Zhang, Sunetra Roy, Sarita Namjoshi, Michael A. Longo, Todd M. Link, Katharina Schlacher, Guang Peng, Dihua Yu, Bin Wang, John A. Tainer, Zamal Ahmed
Source: Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Abstract Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2) is a cytoplasmic adapter for tyrosine kinase signaling and a nuclear adapter for homology-directed-DNA repair. Here we find nuclear GRB2 protects DNA at stalled replication forks from MRE11-mediated degradation in the BRCA2 replication fork protection axis. Mechanistically, GRB2 binds and inhibits RAD51 ATPase activity to stabilize RAD51 on stalled replication forks. In GRB2-depleted cells, PARP inhibitor (PARPi) treatment releases DNA fragments from stalled forks into the cytoplasm that activate the cGAS–STING pathway to trigger pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Moreover in a syngeneic mouse metastatic ovarian cancer model, GRB2 depletion in the context of PARPi treatment reduced tumor burden and enabled high survival consistent with immune suppression of cancer growth. Collective findings unveil GRB2 function and mechanism for fork protection in the BRCA2-RAD51-MRE11 axis and suggest GRB2 as a potential therapeutic target and an enabling predictive biomarker for patient selection for PARPi and immunotherapy combination.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46283-y
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/34703b9f52584ec280d6534757e27d85
Accession Number: edsdoj.34703b9f52584ec280d6534757e27d85
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-46283-y
Published in:Nature Communications
Language:English