Project description:Triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) are associated with poor clinical outcomes due to a lack of targeted therapies. Here, we identified a small molecule ERX-41 with potent activity against TNBC cell lines, primary tumor explants and xenografts. ERX-41 induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and caused cell death. We identified lysosomal acid lipase A (LIPA) gene as the molecular target for ERX-41 and critical for ERX-41 to induce ER stress and cell death. Mechanistically, interaction of ERX-41 with LIPA alters expression of multiple ER-resident proteins involved in protein folding. Importantly, we defined that ER localization of LIPA but not its lipase function are necessary for ERX-41 activity in TNBC. Our study implicates a new targeted strategy for multiple solid tumors, including breast, brain, pancreatic and ovarian, whereby a small orally bioavailable molecule (ERX-41) targeting LIPA blocks protein folding, induces ER stress and causes cell death.
Project description:SPO11-promoted DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) formation is a crucial step for meiotic recombination, and it is indispensable to detect the broken DNA ends accurately for dissecting the molecular mechanisms behind. Here, we report a novel technique, named DEtail-seq (DNA End tailing followed by sequencing), that can directly and quantitatively capture the meiotic DSB 3’ overhang hotspots at single-nucleotide resolution.
