(Single-stranded DNA) gaps in understanding BRCAness

A Schreuder, TJ Wendel, CGV Dorresteijn… - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
The tumour-suppressive roles of BRCA1 and 2 have been attributed to three seemingly
distinct functions–homologous recombination, replication fork protection, and single …

How to sensitize glioblastomas to temozolomide chemotherapy: A gap-centered view

A Miramova, A Gartner, D Ivanov - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Temozolomide (TMZ) is a methylating agent used as the first-line drug in the chemotherapy
of glioblastomas. However, cancer cells eventually acquire resistance, necessitating the …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor Olaparib-Resistant BRCA1-Mutant Ovarian Cancer Cells Demonstrate Differential Sensitivity to PARP Inhibitor …

CT Shih, TT Huang, JR Nair, KR Ibanez, JM Lee - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) show cytotoxicity in homologous
recombination deficiency (HRD) seen in BRCA-mutant ovarian cancer (OvCa). Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Positioning Loss of PARP1 Activity as the Central Toxic Event in BRCA-Deficient Cancer

NJ MacGilvary, SB Cantor - DNA repair, 2024 - Elsevier
The mechanisms by which poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) inhibitors (PARPi) s
inflict replication stress and/or DNA damage are potentially numerous. PARPi toxicity could …

[HTML][HTML] TRIM47 is a prognostic biomarker for gallbladder cancer and promotes tumor progression through regulating K63-linked ubiquitination of PARP1

M Xu, C Deng, Z Man, H Zhu - Translational Oncology, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide
with an extremely poor prognosis. Previous studies have suggested that tripartite motif …

A perspective on tumor radiation resistance following high-LET radiation treatment

YS Rajpurohit, DK Sharma, M Lal, I Soni - Journal of Cancer Research …, 2024 - Springer
High-linear energy transfer (LET) radiation is a promising alternative to conventional low-
LET radiation for therapeutic gain against cancer owing to its ability to induce complex and …

[HTML][HTML] Enriched G4 forming repeats in the human genome are associated with robust well-coordinated transcription and reduced cancer transcriptome variation

RB De-Paula, A Bacolla, A Syed, JA Tainer - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-B DNA G-quadruplex (G4) structures with guanine (G) runs of 2 to 4 repeats can trigger
opposing experimental transcriptional impacts. Here, we used bioinformatic algorithms to …