Genetic aberrations of DNA repair pathways in prostate cancer: translation to the clinic

A Ghose, M Moschetta, G Pappas-Gogos… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Due to the large-
scale sequencing efforts, there is currently a better understanding of the genomic landscape …

Focus on UV-induced DNA damage and repair—disease relevance and protective strategies

M Kciuk, B Marciniak, M Mojzych, R Kontek - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The protective ozone layer is continually depleting due to the release of deteriorating
environmental pollutants. The diminished ozone layer contributes to excessive exposure of …

Global non-covalent SUMO interaction networks reveal SUMO-dependent stabilization of the non-homologous end joining complex

R González-Prieto, K Eifler-Olivi, LA Claessens… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
In contrast to our extensive knowledge on covalent small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)
target proteins, we are limited in our understanding of non-covalent SUMO-binding proteins …

The component of the m6A writer complex VIRMA is implicated in aggressive tumor phenotype, DNA damage response and cisplatin resistance in germ cell tumors

V Miranda-Gonçalves, J Lobo… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are developmental cancers, tightly linked to
embryogenesis and germ cell development. The recent and expanding field of RNA …

SUMO, a small, but powerful, regulator of double-strand break repair

AJ Garvin, JR Morris - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The response to a DNA double-stranded break in mammalian cells is a process of sensing
and signalling the lesion. It results in halting the cell cycle and local transcription and in the …

Roles of NRF2 in DNA damage repair

J Li, C Xu, Q Liu - Cellular Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a master regulator widely
involved in essential cellular functions such as DNA repair. By clarifying the upstream and …

Inhibition of DNA repair in cancer therapy: toward a multi-target approach

S Lodovichi, T Cervelli, A Pellicioli, A Galli - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alterations in DNA repair pathways are one of the main drivers of cancer insurgence.
Nevertheless, cancer cells are more susceptible to DNA damage than normal cells and they …

Regulation of histone ubiquitination in response to DNA double strand breaks

L Aquila, BS Atanassov - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Eukaryotic cells are constantly exposed to both endogenous and exogenous stressors that
promote the induction of DNA damage. Of this damage, double strand breaks (DSBs) are the …

Lamin post-translational modifications: emerging toggles of nuclear organization and function

LA Murray-Nerger, IM Cristea - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Nuclear lamins are ancient type V intermediate filaments with diverse functions that include
maintaining nuclear shape, mechanosignaling, tethering and stabilizing chromatin …

Lamin B1 acetylation slows the G1 to S cell cycle transition through inhibition of DNA repair

LA Murray-Nerger, JL Justice, P Rekapalli… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The integrity and regulation of the nuclear lamina is essential for nuclear organization and
chromatin stability, with its dysregulation being linked to laminopathy diseases and cancer …