Functions of BLM helicase in cells: is it acting like a double-edged sword?

E Kaur, R Agrawal, S Sengupta - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
DNA damage repair response is an important biological process involved in maintaining the
fidelity of the genome in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Several proteins that play a key role in …

Bloom syndrome and the underlying causes of genetic instability

M Ababou - Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Autosomal hereditary recessive diseases characterized by genetic instability are often
associated with cancer predisposition. Bloom syndrome (BS), a rare genetic disorder, with< …

Oxidative damage induces a vacancy G-quadruplex that binds guanine metabolites: solution structure of a cGMP fill-in vacancy G-quadruplex in the oxidized BLM …

KB Wang, Y Liu, Y Li, J Dickerhoff, J Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Guanine (G)-oxidation to 8-oxo-7, 8-dihydroguanine (OG) by reactive oxygen species in
genomic DNA has been implicated with various human diseases. G-quadruplex (G4) …

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of new quinazolinone derivatives that inhibit bloom syndrome protein (BLM) helicase, trigger DNA damage at the telomere region …

CX Wang, ZL Zhang, QK Yin, JL Tu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
DNA damage response (DDR) pathways are crucial for the survival of cancer cells and are
attractive targets for cancer therapy. Bloom syndrome protein (BLM) is a DNA helicase that …

Investigating the pathogenic SNPs in BLM helicase and their biological consequences by computational approach

FA Alzahrani, F Ahmed, M Sharma, M Rehan… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The BLM helicase protein plays a vital role in DNA replication and the maintenance of
genomic integrity. Variation in the BLM helicase gene resulted in defects in the DNA repair …

Clinical impact of tumor DNA repair expression and T-cell infiltration in breast cancers

AR Green, MA Aleskandarany, R Ali, EG Hodgson… - Cancer immunology …, 2017 - AACR
Impaired DNA repair drives mutagenicity, which increases neoantigen load and
immunogenicity. We investigated the expression of proteins involved in the DNA damage …

DNA damage repair in breast cancer and its therapeutic implications

R Ali, EA Rakha, S Madhusudan, HE Bryant - Pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
The DNA damage response (DDR) involves the activation of numerous cellular activities that
repair DNA lesions and maintain genomic integrity, and is critical in preventing …

USP37 regulates DNA damage response through stabilizing and deubiquitinating BLM

C Wu, Y Chang, J Chen, Y Su, L Li, Y Chen… - Nucleic acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The human RecQ helicase BLM is involved in the DNA damage response, DNA metabolism,
and genetic stability. Loss of function mutations in BLM cause the genetic instability/cancer …

Discovery of isaindigotone derivatives as novel bloom's syndrome protein (BLM) helicase inhibitors that disrupt the BLM/DNA interactions and regulate the …

QK Yin, CX Wang, YQ Wang, QL Guo… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Homologous recombination repair (HRR), a crucial approach in DNA damage repair, is an
attractive target in cancer therapy and drug design. The Bloom syndrome protein (BLM) is a …

Synthetic lethal interactions of RECQ helicases

A Datta, S Dhar, S Awate, RM Brosh - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
DNA helicases have risen to the forefront as genome caretakers. Their prominent roles in
chromosomal stability are demonstrated by the linkage of mutations in helicase genes to …