[HTML][HTML] SETD2: an epigenetic modifier with tumor suppressor functionality

J Li, G Duns, H Westers, R Sijmons, A van den Berg… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the past decade important progress has been made in our understanding of the
epigenetic regulatory machinery. It has become clear that genetic aberrations in multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Acetylation reader proteins: linking acetylation signaling to genome maintenance and cancer

F Gong, LY Chiu, KM Miller - PLoS genetics, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Chromatin-based DNA damage response (DDR) pathways are fundamental for preventing
genome and epigenome instability, which are prevalent in cancer. Histone …

Phase I study evaluating WEE1 inhibitor AZD1775 as monotherapy and in combination with gemcitabine, cisplatin, or carboplatin in patients with advanced solid …

S Leijen, RMJM van Geel, AC Pavlick… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose AZD1775 is a WEE1 kinase inhibitor targeting G2 checkpoint control, preferentially
sensitizing TP53-deficient tumor cells to DNA damage. This phase I study evaluated safety …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies CDC25A as a determinant of sensitivity to ATR inhibitors

S Ruiz, C Mayor-Ruiz, V Lafarga, M Murga… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
One recurring theme in drug development is to exploit synthetic lethal properties as means
to preferentially damage the DNA of cancer cells. We and others have previously developed …

[HTML][HTML] Type II enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma features a unique genomic profile with highly recurrent SETD2 alterations

A Roberti, MP Dobay, B Bisig, D Vallois… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL), a rare and aggressive intestinal
malignancy of intraepithelial T lymphocytes, comprises two disease variants (EATL-I and …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular analysis of aggressive renal cell carcinoma with unclassified histology reveals distinct subsets

YB Chen, J Xu, AJ Skanderup, Y Dong… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Renal cell carcinomas with unclassified histology (uRCC) constitute a significant portion of
aggressive non-clear cell renal cell carcinomas that have no standard therapy. The …

[HTML][HTML] BRCA1-regulated RRM2 expression protects glioblastoma cells from endogenous replication stress and promotes tumorigenicity

RD Rasmussen, MK Gajjar, L Tuckova… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Oncogene-evoked replication stress (RS) fuels genomic instability in diverse cancer types.
Here we report that BRCA1, traditionally regarded a tumour suppressor, plays an …

DNA replication and cancer: From dysfunctional replication origin activities to therapeutic opportunities

AS Boyer, D Walter, CS Sørensen - Seminars in cancer biology, 2016 - Elsevier
A dividing cell has to duplicate its DNA precisely once during the cell cycle to preserve
genome integrity avoiding the accumulation of genetic aberrations that promote diseases …

Genomic aberrations frequently alter chromatin regulatory genes in chordoma

L Wang, A Zehir, K Nafa, N Zhou… - Genes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chordoma is a rare primary bone neoplasm that is resistant to standard chemotherapies.
Despite aggressive surgical management, local recurrence and metastasis is not …

Influence of arsenic on global levels of histone posttranslational modifications: a review of the literature and challenges in the field

CG Howe, MV Gamble - Current environmental health reports, 2016 - Springer
Arsenic is a human carcinogen and also increases the risk for non-cancer outcomes.
Arsenic-induced epigenetic dysregulation may contribute to arsenic toxicity. Although there …