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Werner Helicase is Synthetic Lethal with Microsatellite Instability
Targeting Development Candidate in H2 2023
Werner Helicase Inhibitors Phenocopy Genetic SL in MSI-High Cancers
Nanomolar Potency, Biochemical and Cellular Activity, and Selectivity over other RecQ Helicases
Werner Helicase Synthetic Lethality in MSI-High Cancer Cells
TATA
Normal
ATAT
WRN resolves TA Repeat 2° Structures to
prevent Catastrophic DNA Fragmentation
in MMR-deficient Cells
Werner
GSK
Werner Helicase Synthetic Lethal with High-MSI
CellPress
Werner Syndrome Helicase is
Required for the Survival of
Cancer Cells with Microsatellite
Instability
IDEAYA Publication
ISW
MSS
terminal cell count
terminal cell count
fold change (control)
fold change (control)
HCT116
LoVo
1.5-
1.0-
0.5-
0.0
0.0
cont WRN
cont WRN
SW620
SW948
1.5
1.0-
0.5-
TATATATATATATATATATATATA
MSI-H
ATATATATATATATATATATATAT
(TA)n repeat
TATATA
WAVE
MMR
Expanded
(TA)n repeat
TATATATATATATATATATAL
ᎬᏆᏆᏆᏌᏆᏌᏆᏆᏌᏆᏆᎽᏆᏌ
Replication
slippage
Cruciform
formation
ATR
WRN
proficient
WRN
TATATATA
ATATATATA
-
⚫ DS DNA breaks
MUS81-EME1
WRN
SLX4
TATATATATATATATATA
TATATATATATATATAL
Intact
genome
Cell Press, iScience, March 2019, Hager et al
0.0
0.0-
cont WRN
cont WRN
Analysis of pan-cancer screen datasets reveals WRN essentiality in
MSI-H cancer cell lines
CCLE MSI-H
CCLE MSS
CCLE unannotated -
ド
DepMap (CRISPRko)
WRNi
SATATATATATATATATA
TATATATATATATATATA
Chromosome
shattering
-2.0
-1.5
-0.5
0.5
-1.0
0.0
WRN Gene Effect (Chronos) CRISPR (DepMap 22Q2 Public+Score)
IDEAYA / GSK Data: AACR 2023, M. Fischer et. al.
GSK Strategic Partnership: 50/50% US Profit Share and ex-US Royalties, ~$1B Milestones, incl up to $20M Preclinical / Ph1 Clinical;
Cost Share 80% (GSK) / 20% (IDEAYA); Potential Combination with GSK's JemperliTM, a PD-1 IO Agent
BIOSCIENCES
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