CYP1B1 promotes PARPi-resistance via histone H1.4 interaction and increased chromatin accessibility in ovarian cancer.

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Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Therapy for Major Gynecological Diseases, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou,  China; Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Reproductive Health Research, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address:

Published: November 2024

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  • Ovarian cancer, the deadliest gynecological cancer, faces major treatment obstacles, particularly with PARP inhibitors (PARPi) for BRCA1/2-mutated tumors, as resistance to these drugs is a significant challenge.
  • An experiment developed a PARPi-resistant cell line (A2780-OlaR), revealing increased levels of CYP1B1, and demonstrated that manipulating its expression affected responses to Olaparib, the PARP inhibitor.
  • The study concludes that CYP1B1 plays a crucial role in PARPi resistance, showing how chromatin accessibility impacts drug effectiveness and suggesting new strategies to fight ovarian cancer.

Article Abstract

Introduction: Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological cancer and presents significant therapeutic challenges. The discovery of synthetic lethality between PARP inhibitors (PARPi) and homologous recombination deficiency marked a new era in treating BRCA1/2-mutated tumors. However, PARPi resistance remains a major clinical challenge.

Methods: RNA sequencing was used to identify genes altered by PARPi treatment and LC-MS was used to detect proteins interacting with CYP1B1. Resistance mechanisms were explored through ATAC-seq and gene expression manipulation. Additional techniques, including micrococcal nuclease digestion assays, DAPI staining, and fluorescence microscopy, were used to assess changes in nuclear morphology and chromatin accessibility.

Results: The gradual exposure of Olaparib has developed a PARPi-resistant cell line, A2780-OlaR, which exhibits significant upregulation of CYP1B1 at both RNA and protein levels. Down-regulating CYP1B1 expression or using specific inhibitors decreased the cellular response to Olaparib. Linker histone H1.4 was identified as associated with CYP1B1. ATAC-seq showed differential chromatin accessibility between A2780-OlaR and parental cells, indicating that the downregulation of H1.4 was associated with increased chromatin accessibility and higher cell viability after Olaparib treatment.

Conclusion: Our findings reveal a novel role for CYP1B1 in driving PARPi resistance through distinct molecular mechanisms in A2780-OlaR. This study highlights the importance of chromatin accessibility in PARPi efficacy and suggests the CYP1B1/H1.4 axis as a promising therapeutic target for overcoming drug resistance in ovarian cancer, offering potentially therapeutic benefits.

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