Targeting synthetic lethal paralogs in cancer
Synthetic lethal interactions, where mutation of one gene renders cells sensitive to inhibition
of another gene, can be exploited for the development of targeted therapeutics in cancer …
of another gene, can be exploited for the development of targeted therapeutics in cancer …
Nuclear transport proteins: Structure, function, and disease relevance
Y Yang, L Guo, L Chen, B Gong, D Jia… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Proper subcellular localization is crucial for the functioning of biomacromolecules, including
proteins and RNAs. Nuclear transport is a fundamental cellular process that regulates the …
proteins and RNAs. Nuclear transport is a fundamental cellular process that regulates the …
The ETS transcription factor ETV6 constrains the transcriptional activity of EWS–FLI to promote Ewing sarcoma
Transcription factors (TFs) are frequently mutated in cancer. Paediatric cancers exhibit few
mutations genome-wide but frequently harbour sentinel mutations that affect TFs, which …
mutations genome-wide but frequently harbour sentinel mutations that affect TFs, which …
Building a translational cancer dependency map for The Cancer Genome Atlas
X Shi, C Gekas, D Verduzco, S Petiwala, C Jeffries… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer dependency maps have accelerated the discovery of tumor vulnerabilities that can
be exploited as drug targets when translatable to patients. The Cancer Genome Atlas …
be exploited as drug targets when translatable to patients. The Cancer Genome Atlas …
VRK1 is a synthetic–lethal target in VRK2-deficient glioblastoma
JA Shields, SR Meier, M Bandi, EE Mulkearns-Hubert… - Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
Synthetic lethality is a genetic interaction that results in cell death when two genetic
deficiencies co-occur but not when either deficiency occurs alone, which can be co-opted for …
deficiencies co-occur but not when either deficiency occurs alone, which can be co-opted for …
Systematic profiling of conditional degron tag technologies for target validation studies
DP Bondeson, Z Mullin-Bernstein, S Oliver… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Conditional degron tags (CDTs) are a powerful tool for target validation that combines the
kinetics and reversible action of pharmacological agents with the generalizability of genetic …
kinetics and reversible action of pharmacological agents with the generalizability of genetic …
Developmental origins shape the paediatric cancer genome
In the past two decades, technological advances have brought unprecedented insights into
the paediatric cancer genome revealing characteristics distinct from those of adult cancer …
the paediatric cancer genome revealing characteristics distinct from those of adult cancer …
Paralog-based synthetic lethality: rationales and applications
Y Xin, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tumor cells can result from gene mutations and over-expression. Synthetic lethality (SL)
offers a desirable setting where cancer cells bearing one mutated gene of an SL gene pair …
offers a desirable setting where cancer cells bearing one mutated gene of an SL gene pair …
The KAT module of the SAGA complex maintains the oncogenic gene expression program in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma
Pediatric cancers are frequently driven by genomic alterations that result in aberrant
transcription factor activity. Here, we used functional genomic screens to identify multiple …
transcription factor activity. Here, we used functional genomic screens to identify multiple …
Collateral lethality between HDAC1 and HDAC2 exploits cancer-specific NuRD complex vulnerabilities
Y Zhang, D Remillard, U Onubogu… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Transcriptional co-regulators have been widely pursued as targets for disrupting oncogenic
gene regulatory programs. However, many proteins in this target class are universally …
gene regulatory programs. However, many proteins in this target class are universally …