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Starving cancer cells to enhance DNA damage and immunotherapy response

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“Depleting amino acid[s] likely expose[s] the Achilles heel of the cancer and exacerbate[s] DNA repair-targeted and immune-based therapy response.”

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Credit: 2024 Shahi and Kidane.

“Depleting amino acid[s] likely expose[s] the Achilles heel of the cancer and exacerbate[s] DNA repair-targeted and immune-based therapy response.”

BUFFALO, NY- June 26, 2024 – A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on June 20, 2024, entitled, “Starving cancer cells to enhance DNA damage and immunotherapy response.”

Prostate cancer (PCa) poses significant challenges in treatment, particularly when it progresses to a metastatic, castrate-resistant state. Conventional therapies, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and hormonal treatments, often fail due to toxicities, off-target effects, and acquired resistance. In this new research perspective, researchers Aashirwad Shahi and Dawit Kidane from Howard University define an alternative therapeutic strategy focusing on the metabolic vulnerabilities of PCa cells, specifically their reliance on non-essential amino acids such as cysteine. 

“In this prospective, we will rise the driving questions and potential possibilities how amino acid depletion induced oxidative stress associated DNA damage exploited for DNA repair targeted and immune checkpoint blockade therapy […].”

Using an engineered enzyme cyst(e)inase to deplete the cysteine/cystine can induce oxidative stress and DNA damage in cancer cells. This depletion elevates reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, disrupts glutathione synthesis, and enhances DNA damage, leading to cancer cell death. The combinatorial use of cyst(e)inase with agents targeting antioxidant defenses, such as thioredoxins, further amplifies ROS accumulation and cytotoxicity in PCa cells. 

“Overall, this perspective provides a compressive overview of the previous work on manipulating amino acid metabolism and redox balance modulate the efficacy of DNA repair-targeted and immune checkpoint blockade therapies in prostate cancer.”
 

Continue reading: DOI: https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.28595 

Correspondence to: Dawit Kidane

Email: [email protected] 

Keywords: amino acid depletion, DNA damage, DNA repair, Immunotherapy, tumor immunity

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Oncotarget

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10.18632/oncotarget.28595

Method of Research

Commentary/editorial

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Article Title

Starving cancer cells to enhance DNA damage and immunotherapy response

Article Publication Date

20-Jun-2024

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