Sources, resolution and physiological relevance of R-loops and RNA–DNA hybrids

E Petermann, L Lan, L Zou - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
RNA–DNA hybrids are generated during transcription, DNA replication and DNA repair and
are crucial intermediates in these processes. When RNA–DNA hybrids are stably formed in …

Walking a tightrope: the complex balancing act of R-loops in genome stability

JR Brickner, JL Garzon, KA Cimprich - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although transcription is an essential cellular process, it is paradoxically also a well-
recognized cause of genomic instability. R-loops, non-B DNA structures formed when …

MYC: a complex problem

SK Das, BA Lewis, D Levens - Trends in cell biology, 2023 - cell.com
The MYC protooncogene functions as a universal amplifier of transcription through
interaction with numerous factors and complexes that regulate almost every cellular process …

Target gene-independent functions of MYC oncoproteins

A Baluapuri, E Wolf, M Eilers - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
Oncoproteins of the MYC family are major drivers of human tumorigenesis. Since a large
body of evidence indicates that MYC proteins are transcription factors, studying their function …

LRP8‐mediated selenocysteine uptake is a targetable vulnerability in MYCN‐amplified neuroblastoma

H Alborzinia, Z Chen, U Yildiz, FP Freitas… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
Ferroptosis has emerged as an attractive strategy in cancer therapy. Understanding the
operational networks regulating ferroptosis may unravel vulnerabilities that could be …

MYC multimers shield stalled replication forks from RNA polymerase

D Solvie, A Baluapuri, L Uhl, D Fleischhauer, T Endres… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Oncoproteins of the MYC family drive the development of numerous human tumours. In
unperturbed cells, MYC proteins bind to nearly all active promoters and control transcription …

Defining R-loop classes and their contributions to genome instability

D Castillo-Guzman, F Chédin - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
R-loops are non-B DNA structures that form during transcription when the nascent RNA
anneals to the template DNA strand forming a RNA: DNA hybrid. Understanding the …

Combined inhibition of Aurora-A and ATR kinases results in regression of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma

I Roeschert, E Poon, AG Henssen, H Dorado Garcia… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Amplification of MYCN is the driving oncogenic change in a subset of high-risk
neuroblastomas. The MYCN protein and the Aurora-A kinase form a complex during the S …

Direct phosphorylation and stabilization of MYC by aurora B kinase promote T-cell leukemogenesis

J Jiang, J Wang, M Yue, X Cai, T Wang, C Wu, H Su… - Cancer Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Deregulation of MYC plays an essential role in T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL),
yet the mechanisms underlying its deregulation remain elusive. Herein, we identify a …

Single-nuclei transcriptomes from human adrenal gland reveal distinct cellular identities of low and high-risk neuroblastoma tumors

OC Bedoya-Reina, W Li, M Arceo, M Plescher… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Childhood neuroblastoma has a remarkable variability in outcome. Age at diagnosis is one
of the most important prognostic factors, with children less than 1 year old having favorable …