Targeting telomeres: advances in telomere maintenance mechanism-specific cancer therapies
J Gao, HA Pickett - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Cancer cells establish replicative immortality by activating a telomere-maintenance
mechanism (TMM), be it telomerase or the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) …
mechanism (TMM), be it telomerase or the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) …
Break-induced replication: the where, the why, and the how
Break-induced replication (BIR) is a pathway that repairs one-ended double-strand breaks
(DSBs). For decades, yeast model systems offered the only opportunities to study eukaryotic …
(DSBs). For decades, yeast model systems offered the only opportunities to study eukaryotic …
Defining the human C2H2 zinc finger degrome targeted by thalidomide analogs through CRBN
QL Sievers, G Petzold, RD Bunker, A Renneville… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide are clinically approved
therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other hematologic malignancies. These …
therapies for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other hematologic malignancies. These …
DNA repair network analysis reveals shieldin as a key regulator of NHEJ and PARP inhibitor sensitivity
Repair of damaged DNA is essential for maintaining genome integrity and for preventing
genome-instability-associated diseases, such as cancer. By combining proximity labeling …
genome-instability-associated diseases, such as cancer. By combining proximity labeling …
Delineating the role of cooperativity in the design of potent PROTACs for BTK
A Zorba, C Nguyen, Y Xu, J Starr… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are heterobifunctional small molecules that
simultaneously bind to a target protein and an E3 ligase, thereby leading to ubiquitination …
simultaneously bind to a target protein and an E3 ligase, thereby leading to ubiquitination …
Targeting the BRCA1/2 deficient cancer with PARP inhibitors: Clinical outcomes and mechanistic insights
A Ragupathi, M Singh, AM Perez… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
BRCA1 and BRCA2 play a critical role in a variety of molecular processes related to DNA
metabolism, including homologous recombination and mediating the replication stress …
metabolism, including homologous recombination and mediating the replication stress …
ALTernative telomere maintenance and cancer
RL Dilley, RA Greenberg - Trends in cancer, 2015 - cell.com
Activation of a telomere maintenance mechanism (TMM) is permissive for replicative
immortality and a hallmark of human cancer. While most cancers rely on reactivation of …
immortality and a hallmark of human cancer. While most cancers rely on reactivation of …
Alternative lengthening of telomeres: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic outlooks
To escape replicative senescence, cancer cells have to overcome telomere attrition during
DNA replication. Most of cancers rely on telomerase to extend and maintain telomeres, but 4 …
DNA replication. Most of cancers rely on telomerase to extend and maintain telomeres, but 4 …
Screen identifies bromodomain protein ZMYND8 in chromatin recognition of transcription-associated DNA damage that promotes homologous recombination
How chromatin shapes pathways that promote genome–epigenome integrity in response to
DNA damage is an issue of crucial importance. We report that human bromodomain (BRD) …
DNA damage is an issue of crucial importance. We report that human bromodomain (BRD) …
Alternative lengthening of telomeres: DNA repair pathways converge
AP Sobinoff, HA Pickett - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Telomeres shorten during each cellular division, with cumulative attrition resulting in
telomeric damage and replicative senescence. Bypass of replicative senescence …
telomeric damage and replicative senescence. Bypass of replicative senescence …