mercaptopurine and Fanconi-Anemia

mercaptopurine has been researched along with Fanconi-Anemia* in 2 studies

Other Studies

2 other study(ies) available for mercaptopurine and Fanconi-Anemia

ArticleYear
A High-Throughput Screening Strategy to Identify Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors That Block the Fanconi Anemia DNA Repair Pathway.
    Journal of biomolecular screening, 2016, Volume: 21, Issue:6

    Induction of the Fanconi anemia (FA) DNA repair pathway is a common mechanism by which tumors evolve resistance to DNA crosslinking chemotherapies. Proper execution of the FA pathway requires interaction between the FA complementation group M protein (FANCM) and the RecQ-mediated genome instability protein (RMI) complex, and mutations that disrupt FANCM/RMI interactions sensitize cells to DNA crosslinking agents. Inhibitors that block FANCM/RMI complex formation could be useful therapeutics for resensitizing tumors that have acquired chemotherapeutic resistance. To identify such inhibitors, we have developed and validated high-throughput fluorescence polarization and proximity assays that are sensitive to inhibitors that disrupt interactions between the RMI complex and its binding site on FANCM (a peptide referred to as MM2). A pilot screen of 74,807 small molecules was performed using the fluorescence polarization assay. Hits from the primary screen were further tested using the proximity assay, and an orthogonal proximity assay was used to assess inhibitor selectivity. Direct physical interaction between the RMI complex and the most selective inhibitor identified through the screening process was measured by surface plasmon resonance and isothermal titration calorimetry. Observation of direct binding by this small molecule validates the screening protocol.

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; DNA Damage; DNA Helicases; DNA Repair; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Fanconi Anemia; High-Throughput Screening Assays; Humans; Multiprotein Complexes; Protein Interaction Maps; RecQ Helicases

2016
Responses of Fanconi anemia fibroblasts to adenine and purine analogues.
    Mutation research, 1981, Volume: 80, Issue:2

    Fanconi anemia (FA) fibroblasts are known to be exceptionally sensitive to the cytotoxic action of mitomycin C (MMC). The survival of FA cells was enhanced significantly when 0.5 mM caffeine or 0.5 mM adenine was added for 72 h after the cells were exposed to MMC. In other experiments in which MMC was not used, FA fibroblasts were shown to be significantly more sensitive than control cells to 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), 6-thioguanine (6-TG), and 6-azauridine (6-AU). These observations offer a new approach to defining the basic biochemical defect in FA.

    Topics: Anemia, Aplastic; Ataxia Telangiectasia; Azauridine; Cell Survival; Cells, Cultured; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Fanconi Anemia; Humans; Mercaptopurine; Mitomycins; Skin; Thioguanine

1981