SPOP mutations increase PARP inhibitor sensitivity via CK2/PIAS1/SPOP axis in prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT: It is well documented that impaired DNA damage repair (DDR) induces genomic instability that can efficiently increase the sensitivity of prostate cancer (PCa) cells to PARP inhibitors; however, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we found profound genomic instability in PCa cells with SPOP gene mutations and confirmed the sensitivity of SPOP-mutated PCa cells to olaparib-induced apoptosis. Mechanistically, we identified olaparib-induced CK2-mediated phosphorylation of PIAS1-S468, which in turn mediated SUMOylation of SPOP, thus promoting its E3 ligase activity in the DDR. Moreover, an abnormal CK2/PIAS1/SPOP axis due to SPOP mutations or defects in CK2-mediated phosphorylation of PIAS1, as well as SPOP inhibitor treatment, led to impaired DDR, thus increasing olaparib-induced a

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12016936 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature