Mechanisms of chromosomal instability (CIN) tolerance in aggressive tumors: surviving the genomic chaos

B Dhital, V Rodriguez-Bravo - Chromosome Research, 2023 - Springer
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a pervasive feature of human cancers involved in tumor
initiation and progression and which is found elevated in metastatic stages. CIN can provide …

Inheritance of epigenetic transcriptional memory

T Ge, JH Brickner - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Epigenetic transcriptional regulation allows for maintenance of stable expression
states.•Epigenetic regulation requires DNA methylation, lncRNAs or histone modifications.• …

Inducible lncRNA transgenic mice reveal continual role of HOTAIR in promoting breast cancer metastasis

Q Ma, L Yang, K Tolentino, G Wang, Y Zhao… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Abstract HOTAIR is a 2.2-kb long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) whose dysregulation has been
linked to oncogenesis, defects in pattern formation during early development, and …

Heterogeneous genetic architectures of prostate cancer susceptibility in sub-Saharan Africa

R Janivara, WC Chen, U Hazra, S Baichoo, I Agalliu… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Men of African descent have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates, yet
the genetic basis of prostate cancer in African men has been understudied. We used …

Centromeres in cancer: Unraveling the link between chromosomal instability and tumorigenesis

M Karami Fath, A Nazari, N Parsania, P Behboodi… - Medical Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Centromeres are critical structures involved in chromosome segregation, maintaining
genomic stability, and facilitating the accurate transmission of genetic information. They are …

Multi-Omics Mining of lncRNAs with Biological and Clinical Relevance in Cancer

I Salido-Guadarrama, SL Romero-Cordoba… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, we provide a general overview of the current panorama of mining strategies
for multi-omics data to investigate lncRNAs with an actual or potential role as biological …

Molecular mechanisms protecting centromeres from self-sabotage and implications for cancer therapy

R Nassar, L Thompson, E Fouquerel - NAR cancer, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Centromeres play a crucial role in DNA segregation by mediating the cohesion and
separation of sister chromatids during cell division. Centromere dysfunction, breakage or …

Breaking the aging epigenetic barrier

S Sikder, G Arunkumar, DP Melters… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging is an inexorable event occurring universally for all organisms characterized by the
progressive loss of cell function. However, less is known about the key events occurring …

LncRNAs: the good, the bad, and the unknown

G Arunkumar - Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are significant contributors in maintaining genomic
integrity through epigenetic regulation. LncRNAs can interact with chromatin-modifying …

Germline Genetic Variants Associated with Somatic TMPRSS2:ERG Fusion Status in Prostate Cancer: A Genome-Wide Association Study

C Ma, X Wang, JY Dai, C Turman, P Kraft… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2023 - AACR
Background: The prostate cancer subtype defined by the presence of TMPRSS2: ERG has
been shown to be molecularly and epidemiologically distinct. However, few studies have …