Replication gaps are a key determinant of PARP inhibitor synthetic lethality with BRCA deficiency

K Cong, M Peng, AN Kousholt, WTC Lee, S Lee… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA) is synthetic lethal with poly (ADP-ribose)
polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). Lethality is thought to derive from DNA double-stranded …

Revisiting the BRCA-pathway through the lens of replication gap suppression:“Gaps determine therapy response in BRCA mutant cancer”

SB Cantor - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
The toxic lesion emanating from chemotherapy that targets the DNA was initially debated,
but eventually the DNA double strand break (DSB) ultimately prevailed. The reasoning was …

Replication gaps underlie BRCA deficiency and therapy response

NJ Panzarino, JJ Krais, K Cong, M Peng, M Mosqueda… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Defects in DNA repair and the protection of stalled DNA replication forks are thought to
underlie the chemosensitivity of tumors deficient in the hereditary breast cancer genes …

S100A9-CXCL12 activation in BRCA1-mutant breast cancer promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment associated with resistance to immunotherapy

J Li, X Shu, J Xu, SM Su, UI Chan, L Mo, J Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a powerful approach for cancer therapy although good
responses are only observed in a fraction of cancer patients. Breast cancers caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Cisplatin prevents breast cancer metastasis through blocking early EMT and retards cancer growth together with paclitaxel

H Wang, S Guo, SJ Kim, F Shao, JWK Ho, KU Wong… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer growth is usually accompanied by metastasis which kills most cancer patients. Here
we aim to study the effect of cisplatin at different doses on breast cancer growth and …

NOTCH1 activation compensates BRCA1 deficiency and promotes triple-negative breast cancer formation

K Miao, JH Lei, MV Valecha, A Zhang, J Xu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
BRCA1 mutation carriers have a higher risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer
(TNBC), which is a refractory disease due to its non-responsiveness to current clinical …

Cullin-5 deficiency orchestrates the tumor microenvironment to promote mammary tumor development through CREB1-CCL2 signaling

S Chen, F Shao, J Zeng, S Guo, L Wang, H Sun… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Breast cancer–associated gene 1 (Brca1) deficiency induces the onset of breast cancer
formation, accompanied with extensive genetic alterations. Here, we used both the sleeping …

Immune Cell Contribution to Mammary Gland Development

R Vickers, W Porter - Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia, 2024 - Springer
Postpartum breast cancer (PPBC) is a unique subset of breast cancer, accounting for nearly
half of the women diagnosed during their postpartum years. Mammary gland involution is …

Physiological DNA damage promotes functional endoreplication of mammary gland alveolar cells during lactation

R Molinuevo, J Menendez, K Cadle, N Ariqat… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Lactation insufficiency affects many women worldwide. During lactation, a large portion of
mammary gland alveolar cells become polyploid, but how these cells balance the …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting the heterogeneity and tumorigenesis of BRCA1 deficient mammary tumors via single cell RNA sequencing

H Sun, J Zeng, Z Miao, KC Lei, C Huang, L Hu… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: BRCA1 plays critical roles in mammary gland development and mammary
tumorigenesis. And loss of BRCA1 induces mammary tumors in a stochastic manner. These …