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Polymerase Theta (Pol Theta) Synthetic Lethality Program
Pol Theta
GSK
Potential First-in-Class Helicase Inhibitor is Synthetic Lethal to HR and NHEJ Perturbation
Role of Pol Theta in Tumor Biology
Pol Theta is an error-prone multi-domain
protein with helicase / polymerase activities
ATPase domain
RAD51 binding sites
Polymerase
domain
Pol Theta DNA break end-joining is critical
when canonical repair pathways fail
Pol Theta Inhibitor Drug Discovery
Discovered Pol Theta inhibitors with IC50 <10
nM in biochemical assays against Pole
Drug-like properties of Pole inhibitors support
oral dosing in humans
Pol Theta Inhibitor Synergy in HRD
Pol Theta inhibition is synthetic lethal with
PARP inhibition in HR-deficient cancer cells
Synergy mapped to D-R (HSA)
Combination of PolQi and PARPI
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Poor NHEJ
Substrates
Excessive
Resection
Aborted
HR
Theta Mediated End-Joining
Pol e
Microhomology
Mediated
End-Joining
D. Wyatt et al. Mol Cell (2016)
Intra- and Inter-
Chromosomal
Templated Insertions
(MMBIR-like)
% Control
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50
IDEAYA / GSK Data
Polei
Niraparib
Antagonism
Synergy
IDEAVA
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