Epigenetic Inactivation of the Circadian Clock Gene BMAL1 in Hematologic Malignancies

H Taniguchi, AF Fernández, F Setién, S Ropero… - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
Disruption of circadian rhythms, daily oscillations in biological processes that are regulated
by an endogenous clock, has been linked to tumorigenesis. Normal and malignant tissues …

Effects of the biological clock gene Bmal1 on tumour growth and anti-cancer drug activity

ZL Zeng, MW Wu, J Sun, YL Sun, YC Cai… - The journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The Bmal1 gene plays a key role in controlling circadian rhythms. To better understand how
the Bmal1 gene affects tumour growth and the response to anti-cancer drugs, we examined …

Circadian regulation of cell cycle: Molecular connections between aging and the circadian clock

RV Khapre, WE Samsa, RV Kondratov - Annals of medicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The circadian clock generates oscillations in physiology and behavior, known as circadian
rhythms. Links between the circadian clock genes Periods, Bmal1, and Cryptochromes and …

Opposite Carcinogenic Effects of Circadian Clock Gene BMAL1

T Korkmaz, F Aygenli, H Emisoglu, G Ozcelik… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The circadian clock confers daily rhythmicity on many biochemical and physiological
functions and its disruption is associated with increased risks of developing obesity …

Dual role of the CLOCK/BMAL1 circadian complex in transcriptional regulation

RV Kondratov, RK Shamanna… - The FASEB …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH)–PAS domain containing transcription factors CLOCK
and BMAL1 are two major components of the circadian molecular oscillator. It is known that …

Expression of the Circadian Clock Gene BMAL1 Positively Correlates With Antitumor Immunity and Patient Survival in Metastatic Melanoma

LVCM De Assis, GS Kinker, MN Moraes… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Melanoma is the most lethal type of skin cancer, with increasing incidence and
mortality rates worldwide. Multiple studies have demonstrated a link between cancer …

Overexpression of the Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1 Increases Sensitivity to Oxaliplatin in Colorectal Cancer

Z Zeng, H Luo, J Yang, W Wu, D Chen, P Huang… - Clinical Cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: The circadian clock gene Bmal1 is involved in cancer cell proliferation and DNA
damage sensitivity. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of Bmal1 on oxaliplatin …

Enhancing circadian clock function in cancer cells inhibits tumor growth

S Kiessling, L Beaulieu-Laroche, ID Blum, D Landgraf… - BMC biology, 2017 - Springer
Background Circadian clocks control cell cycle factors, and circadian disruption promotes
cancer. To address whether enhancing circadian rhythmicity in tumor cells affects cell cycle …

BMAL1 collaborates with CLOCK to directly promote DNA double-strand break repair and tumor chemoresistance

C Zhang, L Chen, L Sun, H Jin, K Ren, S Liu, Y Qian… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence indicates a correlation between circadian dysfunction and genomic
instability. However, whether the circadian machinery directly regulates DNA damage repair …

Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1 Inhibits Tumorigenesis and Increases Paclitaxel Sensitivity in Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Q Tang, B Cheng, M Xie, Y Chen, J Zhao, X Zhou… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Circadian clock genes regulate cancer development and chemotherapy susceptibility.
Accordingly, chronotherapy based on circadian phenotypes might be applied to improve …