DNA damage response signaling pathways and targets for radiotherapy sensitization in cancer

RX Huang, PK Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Radiotherapy is one of the most common countermeasures for treating a wide range of
tumors. However, the radioresistance of cancer cells is still a major limitation for …

The MRE11–RAD50–NBS1 complex conducts the orchestration of damage signaling and outcomes to stress in DNA replication and repair

A Syed, JA Tainer - Annual review of biochemistry, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Genomic instability in disease and its fidelity in health depend on the DNA damage
response (DDR), regulated in part from the complex of meiotic recombination 11 homolog 1 …

Highly efficient Cas9-mediated gene drive for population modification of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles stephensi

VM Gantz, N Jasinskiene… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Genetic engineering technologies can be used both to create transgenic mosquitoes
carrying antipathogen effector genes targeting human malaria parasites and to generate …

DNA damage and associated DNA repair defects in disease and premature aging

V Tiwari, DM Wilson - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 2019 - cell.com
Genetic information is constantly being attacked by intrinsic and extrinsic damaging agents,
such as reactive oxygen species, atmospheric radiation, environmental chemicals, and …

Error‐prone repair of DNA double‐strand breaks

K Rodgers, M McVey - Journal of cellular physiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Preserving the integrity of the DNA double helix is crucial for the maintenance of genomic
stability. Therefore, DNA double‐strand breaks represent a serious threat to cells. In this …

Lysosomal amino acid transporter SLC38A9 signals arginine sufficiency to mTORC1

S Wang, ZY Tsun, RL Wolfson, K Shen, GA Wyant… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) protein kinase is a master growth
regulator that responds to multiple environmental cues. Amino acids stimulate, in a Rag …

Mechanisms of ATM activation

TT Paull - Annual review of biochemistry, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) protein kinase is a master regulator of the DNA
damage response, and it coordinates checkpoint activation, DNA repair, and metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Ionizing radiation-induced DNA injury and damage detection in patients with breast cancer

G Borrego-Soto, R Ortiz-López… - Genetics and molecular …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Radiotherapy is frequently used in
patients with breast cancer, but some patients may be more susceptible to ionizing radiation …

PAXX, a paralog of XRCC4 and XLF, interacts with Ku to promote DNA double-strand break repair

T Ochi, AN Blackford, J Coates, S Jhujh, S Mehmood… - Science, 2015 - science.org
XRCC4 and XLF are two structurally related proteins that function in DNA double-strand
break (DSB) repair. Here, we identify human PAXX (PAralog of XRCC4 and XLF, also called …

DNA double-strand break resection occurs during non-homologous end joining in G1 but is distinct from resection during homologous recombination

R Biehs, M Steinlage, O Barton, S Juhász, J Künzel… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Canonical non-homologous end joining (c-NHEJ) repairs DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs)
in G1 cells with biphasic kinetics. We show that DSBs repaired with slow kinetics, including …