2017
Bi‐allelic alterations in DNA repair genes underpin homologous recombination DNA repair defects in breast cancer
Mutter RW, Riaz N, Ng CK, Delsite R, Piscuoglio S, Edelweiss M, Martelotto LG, Sakr RA, King TA, Giri DD, Drobnjak M, Brogi E, Bindra R, Bernheim G, Lim RS, Blecua P, Desrichard A, Higginson D, Towers R, Jiang R, Lee W, Weigelt B, Reis‐Filho J, Powell SN. Bi‐allelic alterations in DNA repair genes underpin homologous recombination DNA repair defects in breast cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2017, 242: 165-177. PMID: 28299801, PMCID: PMC5516531, DOI: 10.1002/path.4890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGermline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutationsBRCA1/BRCA2 mutationsPrecision medicine-based approachPrimary breast cancerTumour-specific DNA repair defectsSporadic breast cancerGermline genetic alterationsBi-allelic lossWhole-exome sequencingSpecific mutational signaturesComprehensive genetic assessmentBRCA2 mutationsLarge-scale state transitionsBi-allelic alterationsCancerGenetic alterationsDNA repair defectsMutational signaturesTherapyAlterationsRepair defectsGene expressionGenetic assessmentHR genes
2006
Basal repression of BRCA1 by multiple E2Fs and pocket proteins at adjacent E2F sites
Bindra RS, Glazer PM. Basal repression of BRCA1 by multiple E2Fs and pocket proteins at adjacent E2F sites. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2006, 5: 1400-1407. PMID: 17106239, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.5.10.3454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjacent E2F sitesE2F siteP107 complexesPocket proteinsQuantitative chromatin immunoprecipitation analysisBRCA1 promoterE2F-dependent repressionPocket proteins p130Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysisBRCA1 expressionProximal promoter regionCritical tumor suppressor genesUnderstanding of regulationTumor suppressor geneAdjacent promoter elementsTumor microenvironmental stressE2F complexesProtein p130Transcriptional regulationBasal repressionPromoter occupancyLog-phase cellsBasal repressorPromoter elementsTarget genes
2005
Hypoxia-Induced Down-regulation of BRCA1 Expression by E2Fs
Bindra RS, Gibson SL, Meng A, Westermark U, Jasin M, Pierce AJ, Bristow RG, Classon MK, Glazer PM. Hypoxia-Induced Down-regulation of BRCA1 Expression by E2Fs. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 11597-11604. PMID: 16357170, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell HypoxiaChromatin ImmunoprecipitationColonic NeoplasmsDNA RepairDown-RegulationE2F Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLuciferasesLung NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsHomologous recombinationBRCA1 expressionGenetic instabilityError-prone NHEJ pathwayAdjacent E2F sitesHomologous recombination pathwayImpaired homologous recombinationNonhomologous end-joining repair pathwayGenetic mutationsTranscriptional repressionE2F sitePromoter occupancyTranscriptional responseDNA repairNHEJ pathwayRepair pathwaysNovel linkE2FRecombination pathwayBRCA1 promoterSporadic cancersIntriguing mechanismBRCA1 inactivationDynamic redistributionRepression