2022
Slip versus Slop: A Head-to-Head Comparison of UV-Protective Clothing to Sunscreen
Berry EG, Bezecny J, Acton M, Sulmonetti TP, Anderson DM, Beckham HW, Durr RA, Chiba T, Beem J, Brash DE, Kulkarni R, Cassidy PB, Leachman SA. Slip versus Slop: A Head-to-Head Comparison of UV-Protective Clothing to Sunscreen. Cancers 2022, 14: 542. PMID: 35158810, PMCID: PMC8833350, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImportant modifiable risk factorModifiable risk factorsSun-protective clothingSkin cancer developmentUltraviolet radiation exposureRisk factorsSun protection factorProtection factorUV-protective clothingBroad-spectrum protectionHead comparisonCancer developmentUV-protective capacityRadiation exposureUVR exposureUVR protectionSunscreensOrganic sunscreensExposureUVRHeadFactors
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
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 cellsColonization of adjacent stem cell compartments by mutant keratinocytes
Brash DE, Zhang W, Grossman D, Takeuchi S. Colonization of adjacent stem cell compartments by mutant keratinocytes. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2005, 15: 97-102. PMID: 15652454, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2004.08.006.ChaptersConceptsStem cell compartmentMutant stem cellsCell compartmentStem cellsDNA-damaged cellsNon-mutational mechanismsMutant cellsAdditional genesClonal expansionSelection pressureP53 mutant cellsUVB-induced apoptosisMutant keratinocytesCancer developmentCompartmentsCellsAbsence of escapeKeratinocyte clonesAdditional territoryClinical phenotypeAdjacent compartmentsGenesMechanismClonesPhenotype
1999
Ultraviolet Radiation Induced Signature Mutations in Photocarcinogenesis
Wikonkal N, Brash D. Ultraviolet Radiation Induced Signature Mutations in Photocarcinogenesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings 1999, 4: 6-10. PMID: 10537000, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640173.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSignature mutationsSkin cancerNon-melanoma skin cancerUV-signature mutationsClinical dataSubstantial burdenSkin carcinogenesisMurine epidermisNormal individualsNormal humansCancerCancer developmentTumor suppressor geneClonal expansionTumor promoterTP53Suppressor geneGenetic eventsMutationsCells