Advances in ovarian cancer, from biology to treatment

M McMullen, K Karakasis, R Rottapel, AM Oza - Nature Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Recent preclinical and clinical research has led to exciting advances related to high-grade
serous ovarian cancer, from examining its cellular origins to gaining insight into DNA …

Genome-scale exon perturbation screens uncover exons critical for cell fitness

MS Xiao, AP Damodaran, B Kumari, E Dickson, K Xing… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
CRISPR-Cas technology has transformed functional genomics, yet understanding of how
individual exons differentially shape cellular phenotypes remains limited. Here, we …

NFATC2IP is a mediator of SUMO-dependent genome integrity

T Cho, L Hoeg, D Setiaputra… - Genes & …, 2024 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The post-translational modification of proteins by SUMO is crucial for cellular viability and
mammalian development in part due to the contribution of SUMOylation to genome …

The CIP2A-TOPBP1 complex safeguards chromosomal stability during mitosis

M De Marco Zompit, MT Esteban, C Mooser… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The accurate repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), highly toxic DNA lesions, is
crucial for genome integrity and is tightly regulated during the cell cycle. In mitosis, cells …

[HTML][HTML] The mitochondrial protease OMA1 acts as a metabolic safeguard upon nuclear DNA damage

P Rivera-Mejías, ÁJ Narbona-Pérez, L Hasberg… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
The metabolic plasticity of mitochondria ensures cell development, differentiation, and
survival. The peptidase OMA1 regulates mitochondrial morphology via OPA1 and stress …

C16orf72/HAPSTR1 is a molecular rheostat in an integrated network of stress response pathways

DR Amici, DJ Ansel, KA Metz… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
All cells contain specialized signaling pathways that enable adaptation to specific molecular
stressors. Yet, whether these pathways are centrally regulated in complex physiological …

CHAMP1 binds to REV7/FANCV and promotes homologous recombination repair

F Li, P Sarangi, DR Iyer, H Feng, L Moreau, H Nguyen… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
A critical determinant of DNA repair pathway choice is REV7, an adaptor that binds to
various DNA repair proteins through its C-terminal seatbelt domain. The REV7 seatbelt …

Proteomic profiling reveals distinct phases to the restoration of chromatin following DNA replication

V Alvarez, S Bandau, H Jiang, D Rios-Szwed… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Chromatin organization must be maintained during cell proliferation to preserve cellular
identity and genome integrity. However, DNA replication results in transient displacement of …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-scale mapping of DNA damage suppressors through phenotypic CRISPR-Cas9 screens

Y Zhao, D Tabet, DR Contreras, L Lao, AN Kousholt… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
To maintain genome integrity, cells must accurately duplicate their genome and repair DNA
lesions when they occur. To uncover genes that suppress DNA damage in human cells, we …

The clinical picture of ERCC6L2 disease: from bone marrow failure to acute leukemia

M Hakkarainen, I Kaaja, SPM Douglas… - Blood, The Journal …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
Biallelic germ line excision repair cross-complementing 6 like 2 (ERCC6L2) variants
strongly predispose to bone marrow failure (BMF) and myeloid malignancies, characterized …