Rampant transcription replication conflict creates therapeutic vulnerability in extrachromosomal DNA containing cancers
J. Tang, N. E. Weiser, G. Wang, S. Chowdhry, E. J. Curtis, Y. Zhao, I. T.-L. Wong, G. K. Marinov, R. Li, P. Hanoian, E. Tse, R. Hansen, J. Plum, A. Steffy, S. Milutinovic, , H. Y. Chang
This paper identifies transcription-replication conflict as a vulnerability in ecDNA-containing cancers and demonstrates that CHK1 inhibition selectively kills these tumors.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology