Inhibition of Ribonucleotide Reductase Subunit M2 Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

Z Chow, J Johnson, A Chauhan, JC Jeong, JT Castle… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Ribonucleotide Reductase (RNR) is a rate-limiting enzyme in the production of
deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs), which are essential substrates for DNA repair …

Revisiting ribonucleotide reductase as a target to enhance radiation and chemotherapy anti-tumor activity

M Sznol - The Cancer Journal, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Hydroxyurea, an inhibitor of ribonucleotide reductase (RR) and DNA synthesis, has been
studied as a radiation sensitizer in clinical trials for approximately 3 decades. Most of the …

Overexpression of the R2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase in human nasopharyngeal cancer cells reduces radiosensitivity

ML Kuo, HS Hwang, PR Sosnay, KA Kunugi… - The Cancer …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE Ribonucleotide reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme in the de novo synthesis of
deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates, which are utilized in both DNA synthesis and DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors: a new look at an old target for radiosensitization

TR Chapman, TJ Kinsella - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Ribonucleotide reductase (RR), the rate limiting enzyme in the synthesis and repair of DNA,
has been studied as a target for inhibition in the treatment of cancer for many years. While …

Expression of ribonucleotide reductase after ionizing radiation in human cervical carcinoma cells

ML Kuo, TJ Kinsella - Cancer research, 1998 - AACR
Ribonucleotide reductase (RR), the rate-limiting enzyme in the de novo synthesis of
deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs), is a potential target for cancer therapy. We …

Modulating radiation resistance by inhibiting ribonucleotide reductase in cancers with virally or mutationally silenced p53 protein

CA Kunos, S Chiu, J Pink, TJ Kinsella - Radiation research, 2009 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Kunos, CA, Chiu, S., Pink, J. and Kinsella, TJ Modulating Radiation Resistance by
Inhibiting Ribonucleotide Reductase in Cancers with Virally or Mutationally Silenced p53 …

[HTML][HTML] Ribonucleotide reductase requires subunit switching in hypoxia to maintain DNA replication

IP Foskolou, C Jorgensen, KB Leszczynska, MM Olcina… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Cells exposed to hypoxia experience replication stress but do not accumulate DNA damage,
suggesting sustained DNA replication. Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) is the only enzyme …

Ribonucleotide reductase and cancer: biological mechanisms and targeted therapies

Y Aye, M Li, MJC Long, RS Weiss - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Accurate DNA replication and repair is essential for proper development, growth and tumor-
free survival in all multicellular organisms. A key requirement for the maintenance of …

High RRN3 expression is associated with malignant characteristics and poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer

C Batbayar, N Ishii, N Harimoto, T Yokobori… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pancreatic cancer has an extremely poor prognosis and is one of the most
chemoresistant cancers. Targeting cancer cell transcriptional complexes may enhance …

Ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 plays important role in cisplatin resistance of cancer cells

MA Rahman, A Amin, X Peng, J Zhang, ZG Chen… - Cancer Research, 2014 - AACR
Background: Cisplatin is widely used as a cancer therapeutic for many types of cancers. It
mediates the formation of DNA adducts which impair DNA replication and transcription, and …