Abstract A03: The EMSY threonine 207 phospho-site is required for EMSY-driven suppression of DNA damage repair

Conclusions: EMSY-overexpressing cells show decreased HDR activity, demonstrating EMSY's relevance to the HDR pathway. Our data support the notion that EMSY-driven HDR impairment is BRCA2-interaction-independent and challenges the currently held impression that EMSY overexpression mimics the BRCA2-depleted phenotype via direct interaction. We found a new phospho-site at EMSY T207 and identified PKA as a targeting kinase. Phosphorylation of EMSY at T207, but not S209 phospho-site is necessary for EMSY-driven suppression of HDR. We suggest that an increase in EMSY's T207 phosphorylation in patients bearing EMSY¬-amplified tumors could enhance BRCAness and render these patients more sensitive to drugs effective in HDR-impaired setting, such as PARP inhibitors.Citation Format: Petar Jelinic, Laura Eccles, Jill Tseng, Paulina Cybulska, Simon N. Powell, Douglas Levine. The EMSY threonine 207 phospho-site is required for EMSY-driven suppression of DNA damage repair [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on DNA Repair: Tumor Development and Therapeutic Response; 2016 Nov 2-5; Montreal, QC, Canada. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Mol Cancer Res 2017;15(4_Suppl):Abstract nr A03.
Source: Molecular Cancer Research - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Homologous Recombination Defects: Poster Presentations - Proffered Abstracts Source Type: research