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Increased ribosome biogenesis is a distinguishing feature of cancer cells, and small molecule inhibitors of ribosome biogenesis are currently in clinical trials as single agent therapy. It has been previously shown that inhibiting ribosome biogenesis through the inhibition of nuclear export of ribosomal subunits sensitizes tumor cells to radiotherapy. In this study, the radiosensitizing potential of CX-5461, a small molecule inhibitor of RNA polymerase I, was tested. Radiosensitization was measured by clonogenic survival assay in a panel of four tumor cell lines derived from three different tumor types commonly treated with radiation. 50 nM CX-5461 radiosensitized PANC-1, U251, HeLa, and PSN1 cells with dose enhancement factors in the range of 1.2–1.3. However, 50 nM CX-5461 was not sufficient to inhibit 45S transcription alone or in combination with radiation. The mechanism of cell death with the combination of CX-5461 and radiation occurred through mitotic catastrophe and not apoptosis. CX-5461 inhibited the repair and/or enhanced the initial levels of radiation-induced DNA double strand breaks. Understanding the mechanism of CX-5461-induced radiosensitization should be of value in the potential application of the CX-5461/radiotherapy combination in cancer treatment.

CX-5461 induces radiosensitization through modification of the DNA damage response and not inhibition of RNA polymerase I