Small-molecule activator of SMUG1 enhances repair of pyrimidine lesions in DNA

IF 3 3区生物学 Q2 GENETICS & HEREDITY

DNA Repair Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.dnarep.2025.103809

Yixuan Gao , Lisa McPherson , Shanthi Adimoolam , Samyuktha Suresh , David L. Wilson , Ishani Das , Elizabeth R. Park , Christine S.C. Ng , Yong Woong Jun , James M. Ford , Eric T. Kool

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Abstract

A potentially promising approach to targeted cancer prevention in genetically at-risk populations is the pharmacological upregulation of DNA repair pathways. SMUG1 is a base excision repair enzyme that ameliorates adverse genotoxic and mutagenic effects of hydrolytic and oxidative damage to pyrimidines. Here we describe the discovery and initial cellular activity of a small-molecule activator of SMUG1. Screening of a kinase inhibitor library and iterative rounds of structure-activity relationship studies produced compound 40 (SU0547), which activates SMUG1 by as much as 350 ± 60 % in vitro at 100 nM, with an AC₅₀ of 4.3 ± 1.1 µM. To investigate the effect of compound 40 on endogenous SMUG1, we performed in vitro cell-based experiments with 5-hydroxymethyl-2’-deoxyuridine (5-hmdU), a pyrimidine oxidation product that is selectively removed by SMUG1. In several human cell lines, compound 40 at 3–5 µM significantly reduces the cytotoxicity of 5-hmdU and decreases levels of double-strand breaks induced by the damaged nucleoside. We conclude that the SMUG1 activator compound 40 is a useful tool to study the mechanisms of 5-hmdU toxicity and the potentially beneficial effects of suppressing damage to pyrimidines in cellular DNA.

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DNA Repair 生物-毒理学

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7.60

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5.30%

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59 days

期刊介绍： DNA Repair provides a forum for the comprehensive coverage of DNA repair and cellular responses to DNA damage. The journal publishes original observations on genetic, cellular, biochemical, structural and molecular aspects of DNA repair, mutagenesis, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis and other biological responses in cells exposed to genomic insult, as well as their relationship to human disease. DNA Repair publishes full-length research articles, brief reports on research, and reviews. The journal welcomes articles describing databases, methods and new technologies supporting research on DNA repair and responses to DNA damage. Letters to the Editor, hot topics and classics in DNA repair, historical reflections, book reviews and meeting reports also will be considered for publication.