2023
Reply to Pfeffer: Macular degeneration clues from comparative anatomy
Wang K, Lyu Y, Tschulakow A, Brash D, Schraermeyer U. Reply to Pfeffer: Macular degeneration clues from comparative anatomy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2315582120. PMID: 37871227, PMCID: PMC10622899, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315582120.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2022
Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Hyperhotspots as Sensitive Indicators of Keratinocyte UV Exposure†
Garcia‐Ruiz A, Kornacker K, Brash DE. Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer Hyperhotspots as Sensitive Indicators of Keratinocyte UV Exposure†. Photochemistry And Photobiology 2022, 98: 987-997. PMID: 35944237, PMCID: PMC9802031, DOI: 10.1111/php.13683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersGenomic averageSequence motifsHigh-throughput DNA sequencing methodsETS family transcription factorsNucleotide resolution analysisRNA processing genesNeonatal human epidermal keratinocytesDNA sequencing methodsTranscription factorsCpG islandsSites hundredsCell physiologyProcessing genesPromoter regionCell deathDNA damageSequencing methodsBiological importanceHuman epidermal keratinocytesPyrimidine dimersGenesMotifEpidermal keratinocytesMelanocytes
2020
Bruce Nathan Ames - Paradigm shifts inside the cancer research revolution
Smith CJ, Perfetti TA, Berry SC, Brash DE, Bus J, Calabrese E, Clemens RA, Fowle JRJ, Greim H, MacGregor JT, Maronpot R, Pressman P, Zeiger E, Hayes AW. Bruce Nathan Ames - Paradigm shifts inside the cancer research revolution. Mutation Research/Reviews In Mutation Research 2020, 787: 108363. PMID: 34083041, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2020.108363.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Defective postreplication repair of UV photoproducts in melanoma: a mutator phenotype
Brash DE, Seidman MM. Defective postreplication repair of UV photoproducts in melanoma: a mutator phenotype. Molecular Oncology 2019, 14: 5-7. PMID: 31821728, PMCID: PMC6944110, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12612.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersGenomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation
Premi S, Han L, Mehta S, Knight J, Zhao D, Palmatier MA, Kornacker K, Brash DE. Genomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24196-24205. PMID: 31723047, PMCID: PMC6883822, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907860116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsCells, CulturedDNA DamageFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BiosynthesisPyrimidine DimersPyrimidine NucleotidesSkin NeoplasmsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUltraviolet RaysConceptsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersETS family transcription factorsIndividual gene promotersFamily transcription factorsRNA-binding proteinPrimary human melanocytesSingle-base resolutionEpigenetic marksGenomic averageTranslation regulationGenomic sitesMotif locationsTranscription factorsCell physiologyGene promoterCancer driversGenomeHuman melanocytesCell typesTumor evolutionCell pathwaysRare mutationsUV targetPyrimidine dimersApurinic sitesA call for a better understanding of causation in cell biology
Bizzarri M, Brash DE, Briscoe J, Grieneisen VA, Stern CD, Levin M. A call for a better understanding of causation in cell biology. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2019, 20: 261-262. PMID: 30962573, DOI: 10.1038/s41580-019-0127-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Chemiexcitation and Its Implications for Disease
Brash DE, Goncalves LCP, Bechara EJH, Group T. Chemiexcitation and Its Implications for Disease. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2018, 24: 527-541. PMID: 29751974, PMCID: PMC5975183, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHigh-energy processesQuantum mechanicsMolecular orbitalsTransfer energyHighest energy molecular orbitalChemiexcitationUltraviolet lightMutagenic cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersNumerous human diseasesPhotonsElectronsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersOrbitalsHuman diseasesUpstream eventsPigment melaninEnergy
2017
Fluorouracil Enhances Photodynamic Therapy of Squamous Cell Carcinoma via a p53-Independent Mechanism that Increases Protoporphyrin IX levels and Tumor Cell Death
Anand S, Rollakanti KR, Brankov N, Brash DE, Hasan T, Maytin EV. Fluorouracil Enhances Photodynamic Therapy of Squamous Cell Carcinoma via a p53-Independent Mechanism that Increases Protoporphyrin IX levels and Tumor Cell Death. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2017, 16: 1092-1101. PMID: 28336806, PMCID: PMC5497500, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiosynthetic PathwaysCarcinoma, Squamous CellCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCombined Modality TherapyDisease Models, AnimalFluorouracilGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHemeHumansMicePhotochemotherapyProtoporphyrinsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaActinic keratosesPhotodynamic therapyP53-null tumorsNew therapeutic approachesMol Cancer TherCell deathCell carcinomaTherapeutic responsePpIX levelsTherapeutic approachesMouse modelSkin cancerSCC precursorsHeme synthesis pathwayTumorsKeratosesDeathP53PDT efficacyInductionPretreatmentNeoadjuvantCombination approachSurgery
2016
Chemical excitation of electrons: A dark path to melanoma
Premi S, Brash DE. Chemical excitation of electrons: A dark path to melanoma. DNA Repair 2016, 44: 169-177. PMID: 27262612, PMCID: PMC4958542, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure
Premi S, Wallisch S, Mano CM, Weiner AB, Bacchiocchi A, Wakamatsu K, Bechara EJ, Halaban R, Douki T, Brash DE. Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure. Science 2015, 347: 842-847. PMID: 25700512, PMCID: PMC4432913, DOI: 10.1126/science.1256022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDark cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersExcited electronic statesUltraviolet photonsUV photonsElectronic statesTriplet stateSunlight-induced melanomaCytosine-containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEnergy transferPhotonsPicosecondsElectronsUV exposureRadiationChemiexcitationEnergyStatePhotoproducts
2013
Clonal growth of human melanocytes using cell‐free extracellular matrix
Zhang R, Premi S, Kilic SS, Bacchiocchi A, Halaban R, Brash DE. Clonal growth of human melanocytes using cell‐free extracellular matrix. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 2013, 26: 925-927. PMID: 24034857, PMCID: PMC4086752, DOI: 10.1111/pcmr.12159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma
Krauthammer M, Kong Y, Ha BH, Evans P, Bacchiocchi A, McCusker J, Cheng E, Davis MJ, Goh G, Choi M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Dutton-Regester K, Capatana A, Holman EC, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Brash DE, Stern DF, Materin MA, Lo RS, Mane S, Ma S, Kidd KK, Hayward NK, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Boggon TJ, Halaban R. Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 1006-1014. PMID: 22842228, PMCID: PMC3432702, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedModels, MolecularMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Rac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSequence Analysis, DNASkin NeoplasmsUveal NeoplasmsConceptsSun-exposed melanomas
2010
Human Telomeres Are Hypersensitive to UV-Induced DNA Damage and Refractory to Repair
Rochette PJ, Brash DE. Human Telomeres Are Hypersensitive to UV-Induced DNA Damage and Refractory to Repair. PLOS Genetics 2010, 6: e1000926. PMID: 20442874, PMCID: PMC2861706, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUV-induced DNA damageDNA damageTelomeric repeatsHuman telomeresExcision repairTelomeric repeat unitsNucleotide excision repairDouble-strand breaksUV-induced CPDGenome integrityGenomic integrityExcision repair sitesMitochondrial DNARegion of p53Opposite strandTelomeresCPD removalUnrepaired lesionsRepeatsPreeminent risk factorUV sensitivityPyrimidine dimersCancer developmentRepeat unitsCritical role
2009
Stochastic fate of p53-mutant epidermal progenitor cells is tilted toward proliferation by UV B during preneoplasia
Klein AM, Brash DE, Jones PH, Simons BD. Stochastic fate of p53-mutant epidermal progenitor cells is tilted toward proliferation by UV B during preneoplasia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 107: 270-275. PMID: 20018764, PMCID: PMC2806764, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0909738107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP53 mutationsNonmelanoma skin cancer incidenceSame cumulative doseSkin cancer incidenceUVB radiationUV-irradiated epidermisP53 tumor suppressor geneP53-mutant clonesCumulative doseCancer incidenceP53 mutant cellsHigh-intensity exposureMurine epidermisPreneoplastic clonesTumor suppressor geneProgenitor cellsExposure resultsPrecancerous cellsPreneoplastic cellsHuman epidermisB radiationClones of cellsThe mysterious steps in carcinogenesis: addendum
Brash D, Cairns J. The mysterious steps in carcinogenesis: addendum. British Journal Of Cancer 2009, 101: 1490-1490. PMID: 19826429, PMCID: PMC2768438, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605332.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe mysterious steps in carcinogenesis
Brash D, Cairns J. The mysterious steps in carcinogenesis. British Journal Of Cancer 2009, 101: 379-380. PMID: 19638985, PMCID: PMC2720245, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605171.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersInfluence of cytosine methylation on ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in genomic DNA
Rochette PJ, Lacoste S, Therrien JP, Bastien N, Brash DE, Drouin R. Influence of cytosine methylation on ultraviolet-induced cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation in genomic DNA. Mutation Research/Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis 2009, 665: 7-13. PMID: 19427505, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLigation-mediated PCRX chromosomeFMR1 geneGenomic DNAInactive X chromosomeDimer formationCyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formationTumor suppressor genePyrimidine dimer formationConstitutive methylationCytosine methylationMethylated cytosineUnmethylated cytosinesSuppressor geneP53 tumor suppressor geneGenesMethylationCPD formationChromosomesCytosineDNAMutationsSunlight-induced mutationsDipyrimidine sitesPGK1
2008
Progressive apoptosis resistance prior to senescence and control by the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-xL
Rochette PJ, Brash DE. Progressive apoptosis resistance prior to senescence and control by the anti-apoptotic protein BCL-xL. Mechanisms Of Ageing And Development 2008, 129: 207-214. PMID: 18262222, PMCID: PMC2652169, DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2007.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xLBcl-xLProtein Bcl-xLLevels of p53Pro-apoptotic protein BaxApoptosis reductionAnti-apoptotic proteinsPro-apoptotic BaxNormal balanceAnti-apoptotic Bcl-xLUV-induced apoptosisOld cellsApoptosis resistanceProgressive disruptionSenescent cellsApoptosisBaxProtein BaxHuman diploid fibroblastsCellsYoung cellsDiploid fibroblastsGenotoxic stressLevels
2006
Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion?
Pawelek J, Chakraborty A, Lazova R, Yilmaz Y, Cooper D, Brash D, Handerson T. Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion? Contributions To Microbiology 2006, 13: 138-155. PMID: 16627963, DOI: 10.1159/000092970.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell fusionHuman cancersMacrophage traitsWide diversityCancer cellsTumor-associated macrophagesTumor cell fusionsBranched oligosaccharidesMultidrug resistance proteinN-glycansCancer progressionTumor initiationResistance proteinStroma productionTraitsComplex diseasesMultiple rolesCommon traitsHigh expressionGrowth factorNumerous animal tumor modelsImmune evasionDiversityMutagenic actionMost cancers
2005
Knockdown of p53 levels in human keratinocytes accelerates Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL reduction thereby enhancing UV-light induced apoptosis
Chaturvedi V, Sitailo LA, Qin JZ, Bodner B, Denning MF, Curry J, Zhang W, Brash D, Nickoloff BJ. Knockdown of p53 levels in human keratinocytes accelerates Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL reduction thereby enhancing UV-light induced apoptosis. Oncogene 2005, 24: 5299-5312. PMID: 15940268, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelP53 levelsP53 siRNAHuman keratinocytesMcl-1Skin cancer developmentKnockout mouse modelP53 tumor suppressor geneCultured human keratinocytesBcl-xL antiapoptotic proteinBcl-xL levelsCommon causeParadoxical responseSkin cancerAccelerated eliminationUltraviolet light exposureWild-type p53Cancer developmentTumor suppressor geneUV-induced DNA damageEpidermal responseE2F-1 levelsPrimary culturesSiRNA-based approachAbnormal cells