Mutagenesis by microbe: The role of the microbiota in shaping the cancer genome

M Barrett, CK Hand, F Shanahan, T Murphy… - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Cancers arise through the process of somatic evolution fueled by the inception of somatic
mutations. We lack a complete understanding of the sources of these somatic mutations …

Understanding the mechanisms and translational implications of the microbiome for cancer therapy innovation

J Queen, F Shaikh, CL Sears - Nature Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The intersection of the microbiota and cancer and the mechanisms that define these
interactions are a fascinating, rapidly evolving area of cancer biology and therapeutics. Here …

Commensal microbes and p53 in cancer progression

I Celardo, G Melino, I Amelio - Biology Direct, 2020 - Springer
Aetiogenesis of cancer has not been fully determined. Recent advances have clearly
defined a role for microenvironmental factors in cancer progression and initiation; in this …

Carcinogenesis and therapeutics: the microbiota perspective

MCB Tsilimigras, A Fodor, C Jobin - Nature microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Cancer arises from the acquisition of multiple genetic and epigenetic changes in host cells
over the span of many years, promoting oncogenic traits and carcinogenesis. Most cancers …

Cancer and the microbiota

WS Garrett - Science, 2015 - science.org
A host's microbiota may increase, diminish, or have no effect at all on cancer susceptibility.
Assigning causal roles in cancer to specific microbes and microbiotas, unraveling host …

Emerging roles of the microbiome in cancer

SJ Bultman - Carcinogenesis, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gene–environment interactions underlie cancer susceptibility and progression. Yet, we still
have limited knowledge of which environmental factors are important and how they function …

Microbiota as a mediator of cancer progression and therapy

JL Pope, S Tomkovich, Y Yang, C Jobin - Translational Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Complex and intricate circuitries regulate cellular proliferation, survival, and growth, and
alterations of this network through genetic and epigenetic events result in aberrant cellular …

DNA damage and the gut microbiome: from mechanisms to disease outcomes

YC Hsiao, CW Liu, Y Yang, J Feng, H Zhao, K Lu - Dna, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both the number of cells and the collective genome of the gut microbiota outnumber their
mammalian hosts, and the metabolic and physiological interactions of the gut microbiota …

How Can the Microbiome Induce Carcinogenesis and Modulate Drug Resistance in Cancer Therapy?

I Mendes, N Vale - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the years, cancer has been affecting the lives of many people globally and it has
become one of the most studied diseases. Despite the efforts to understand the cell …

The mutagenic impact of environmental exposures in human cells and cancer: imprints through time

A Rosendahl Huber, A Van Hoeck… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
During life, the DNA of our cells is continuously exposed to external damaging processes.
Despite the activity of various repair mechanisms, DNA damage eventually results in the …