Identification of neoantigens for individualized therapeutic cancer vaccines

F Lang, B Schrörs, M Löwer, Ö Türeci… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Somatic mutations in cancer cells can generate tumour-specific neoepitopes, which are
recognized by autologous T cells in the host. As neoepitopes are not subject to central …

Mechanism, cellular functions and cancer roles of polymerase-theta-mediated DNA end joining

DA Ramsden, J Carvajal-Garcia… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular pathways that repair chromosomal double-strand breaks (DSBs) have pivotal roles
in cell growth, development and cancer. These DSB repair pathways have been the target of …

[HTML][HTML] Promises and challenges of adoptive T-cell therapies for solid tumours

M Morotti, A Albukhari, A Alsaadi, M Artibani… - British journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and, despite new targeted therapies and
immunotherapies, many patients with advanced-stage-or high-risk cancers still die, owing to …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of anti-PD-1 response and resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

L Au, E Hatipoglu, MR de Massy, K Litchfield, G Beattie… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
ADAPTeR is a prospective, phase II study of nivolumab (anti-PD-1) in 15 treatment-naive
patients (115 multiregion tumor samples) with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma …

Nonsense-mediated RNA decay: an emerging modulator of malignancy

K Tan, DG Stupack, MF Wilkinson - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Nonsense-mediated RNA decay (NMD) is a highly conserved RNA turnover pathway that
selectively degrades RNAs harbouring truncating mutations that prematurely terminate …

To NMD or not to NMD: nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in cancer and other genetic diseases

F Supek, B Lehner, RGH Lindeboom - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
The nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway degrades some but not all mRNAs
bearing premature termination codons (PTCs). Decades of work have elucidated the …

The broader sense of nonsense

ED Karousis, O Mühlemann - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2022 - cell.com
The term 'nonsense-mediated mRNA decay'(NMD) was initially coined to describe the
translation-dependent degradation of mRNAs harboring premature termination codons …

Predictive biomarkers for response to immune checkpoint inhibition

B Shum, J Larkin, S Turajlic - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed the prognosis and treatment paradigm of
many cancer types, through the potential for durable responses. However, the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Lynch syndrome and MSI-H cancers: from mechanisms to “off-the-shelf” cancer vaccines

V Roudko, C Cimen Bozkus, B Greenbaum… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Defective DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) is associated with many cancer types including
colon, gastric, endometrial, ovarian, hepatobiliary tract, urinary tract, brain and skin cancers …

[HTML][HTML] Features and factors that dictate if terminating ribosomes cause or counteract nonsense-mediated mRNA decay

CM Embree, R Abu-Alhasan, G Singh - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2022 - ASBMB
Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a quality control pathway in eukaryotes that
continuously monitors mRNA transcripts to ensure truncated polypeptides are not produced …