G-quadruplex binders as cytostatic modulators of innate immune genes in cancer cells

G Miglietta, M Russo, RC Duardo… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract G-quadruplexes (G4s) are non-canonical nucleic acid structures involved in
fundamental biological processes. As G4s are promising anticancer targets, in past decades …

A CRISPR-Cas9 screen identifies EXO1 as a formaldehyde resistance gene

Y Gao, L Guitton-Sert, J Dessapt, Y Coulombe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fanconi Anemia (FA) is a rare, genome instability-associated disease characterized by a
deficiency in repairing DNA crosslinks, which are known to perturb several cellular …

[HTML][HTML] G-quadruplex resolution: From molecular mechanisms to physiological relevance

K Sato, P Knipscheer - DNA repair, 2023 - Elsevier
Guanine-rich DNA sequences can fold into stable four-stranded structures called G-
quadruplexes or G4s. Research in the past decade demonstrated that G4 structures are …

[HTML][HTML] Reading ADP-ribosylation signaling using chemical biology and interaction proteomics

KW Kliza, Q Liu, LWM Roosenboom, PWTC Jansen… - Molecular Cell, 2021 - cell.com
ADP-ribose (ADPr) readers are essential components of ADP-ribosylation signaling, which
regulates genome maintenance and immunity. The identification and discrimination …

ATR kinase supports normal proliferation in the early S phase by preventing replication resource exhaustion

D Menolfi, BJ Lee, H Zhang, W Jiang, NE Bowen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The ATR kinase, which coordinates cellular responses to DNA replication stress, is also
essential for the proliferation of normal unstressed cells. Although its role in the replication …

Solenoid architecture of HUWE1 contributes to ligase activity and substrate recognition

M Hunkeler, CY Jin, MW Ma, JK Monda, D Overwijn… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
HECT ubiquitin ligases play essential roles in metazoan development and physiology. The
HECT ligase HUWE1 is central to the cellular stress response by mediating degradation of …

Guiding ATR and PARP inhibitor combinations with chemogenomic screens

M Zimmermann, C Bernier, B Kaiser, S Fournier, L Li… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Combinations of ataxia telangiectasia-and Rad3-related kinase inhibitors (ATRis) and poly
(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) synergistically kill tumor cells through …

FACS-based genome-wide CRISPR screens define key regulators of DNA damage signaling pathways

M Huang, F Yao, L Nie, C Wang, D Su, H Zhang, S Li… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
DNA damage-activated signaling pathways are critical for coordinating multiple cellular
processes, which must be tightly regulated to maintain genome stability. To provide a …

Endogenous formaldehyde scavenges cellular glutathione resulting in redox disruption and cytotoxicity

C Umansky, AE Morellato, M Rieckher… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Formaldehyde (FA) is a ubiquitous endogenous and environmental metabolite that is
thought to exert cytotoxicity through DNA and DNA-protein crosslinking, likely contributing to …

Multiparameter single-cell proteomic technologies give new insights into the biology of ovarian tumors

IG Funingana, JS Bedia, YW Huang… - Seminars in …, 2023 - Springer
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. Its
diagnosis at advanced stage compounded with its excessive genomic and cellular …