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Generation of assays and antibodies to facilitate the study of human 5'-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase.
Thomson, Graeme J Watson, Amanda J Caldecott, K Denneny, Olive Depledge, Paul Hamilton, Nicola S Hopkins, Gemma V Jordan, Allan M Morrow, Christopher J Raoof, Ali
Thomson, Graeme J
Watson, Amanda J
Caldecott, K
Denneny, Olive
Depledge, Paul
Hamilton, Nicola S
Hopkins, Gemma V
Jordan, Allan M
Morrow, Christopher J
Raoof, Ali
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Topoisomerases regulate DNA topology by the transient cleavage and re-ligation of DNA during transcription and replication. Topoisomerase II (Topo II) poisons such as etoposide can induce abortive DNA strand breaks in which Topo II remains covalently bound to a 5' DNA strand terminus via a phosphotyrosyl linker. Tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase 2 (Tdp2) is a recently discovered human 5'-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase which repairs this topoisomerase-mediated DNA damage, thus playing a central role in maintaining normal DNA topology in cells. Cellular depletion of Tdp2 has been shown to result in an increased susceptibility and sensitivity to Topo II-induced DNA double strand breaks, thereby revealing Tdp2 as a potentially attractive anti-cancer target. No drug-like inhibitors of Tdp2 have been identified to date and assays suitable for high throughput screening (HTS) have not been widely reported. Here we have identified a new and effective chromogenic substrate for Tdp2 and developed a homogenous and robust HTS assay. A second novel Tdp2 assay was also developed to cross-validate hit matter identified from an HTS. Additionally, a new and specific Tdp2 antibody is described. Together these new tools will aid in the identification of novel Tdp2 inhibitors and the investigation of the role of Tdp2 in cancer.
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2013-02-12
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Generation of assays and antibodies to facilitate the study of human 5'-tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase. 2013: Anal Biochem