Untangling the roles of TOP2A and TOP2B in transcription and cancer

L Uusküla-Reimand, MD Wilson - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Type II topoisomerases (TOP2) are conserved regulators of chromatin topology that catalyze
reversible DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and are essential for maintaining genomic …

Androgen signaling in prostate cancer

C Dai, H Heemers, N Sharifi - Cold Spring …, 2017 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The androgen-signaling axis plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer.
Since the landmark discovery by Huggins and Hodges, gonadal depletion of androgens has …

The molecular taxonomy of primary prostate cancer

A Abeshouse, J Ahn, R Akbani, A Ally, S Amin… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
There is substantial heterogeneity among primary prostate cancers, evident in the spectrum
of molecular abnormalities and its variable clinical course. As part of The Cancer Genome …

Tissue-specific tumorigenesis: context matters

G Schneider, M Schmidt-Supprian, R Rad… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
How can we treat cancer more effectively? Traditionally, tumours from the same anatomical
site are treated as one tumour entity. This concept has been challenged by recent …

Prostate carcinogenesis: inflammatory storms

JS de Bono, C Guo, B Gurel, AM De Marzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Intra-prostatic
inflammation is a risk factor for prostate carcinogenesis, with diet, chemical injury and an …

The genomic complexity of primary human prostate cancer

MF Berger, MS Lawrence, F Demichelis, Y Drier… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of male cancer deaths in the United
States. However, the full range of prostate cancer genomic alterations is incompletely …

Evolution of the cancer genome

LR Yates, PJ Campbell - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2012 - nature.com
The advent of massively parallel sequencing technologies has allowed the characterization
of cancer genomes at an unprecedented resolution. Investigation of the mutational …

Molecular genetics of prostate cancer: new prospects for old challenges

MM Shen, C Abate-Shen - Genes & development, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Despite much recent progress, prostate cancer continues to represent a major cause of
cancer-related mortality and morbidity in men. Since early studies on the role of the …

Biogenesis and function of nuclear bodies

YS Mao, B Zhang, DL Spector - Trends in Genetics, 2011 - cell.com
Nuclear bodies including nucleoli, Cajal bodies, nuclear speckles, Polycomb bodies, and
paraspeckles are membraneless subnuclear organelles. They are present at steady-state …

Androgen receptors in hormone-dependent and castration-resistant prostate cancer

AA Shafi, AE Yen, NL Weigel - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed non-
cutaneous cancer in males and the second leading cause of cancer-related death for men …