Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Differential regulation of breast cancer bone metastasis by PARP1 and PARP2

  • Hao Zuo,
  • Dengbao Yang,
  • Qiwen Yang,
  • Haidong Tang,
  • Yang-Xin Fu,
  • Yihong Wan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15429-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The effect of PARP inhibitors on bone mass and bone metastasis are unclear. Here, the authors show that PARP1/2 dual inhibitors may increase cancer bone metastasis through PARP2-dependent regulation of immature myeloid cells, and cause bone loss through PARP1/2-dependent regulation of osteoclasts.