The broken cycle: E2F dysfunction in cancer

LN Kent, G Leone - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)–RB–E2F axis forms the core transcriptional machinery
driving cell cycle progression, dictating the timing and fidelity of genome replication and …

RB1: a prototype tumor suppressor and an enigma

NJ Dyson - Genes & development, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) was the first tumor suppressor gene to be
molecularly defined. RB1 mutations occur in almost all familial and sporadic forms of …

Retinoblastoma

H Dimaras, TW Corson, D Cobrinik, A White… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2015 - nature.com
Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of the infant retina that is diagnosed in approximately 8,000
children each year worldwide. It forms when both retinoblastoma gene (RB1) alleles are …

[PDF][PDF] Single-cell analysis of human retina identifies evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms controlling development

Y Lu, F Shiau, W Yi, S Lu, Q Wu, JD Pearson… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
The development of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has allowed high-resolution
analysis of cell-type diversity and transcriptional networks controlling cell-fate specification …

The expanding world of N-MYC–driven tumors

DS Rickman, JH Schulte, M Eilers - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Enhanced and deregulated expression of N-MYC, a member of the MYC family of
transcription factors, drives the development of multiple tumors, including tumors of the …

Rb suppresses human cone-precursor-derived retinoblastoma tumours

XL Xu, HP Singh, L Wang, DL Qi, BK Poulos… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Retinoblastoma is a childhood retinal tumour that initiates in response to biallelic RB1
inactivation and loss of functional retinoblastoma (Rb) protein. Although Rb has diverse …

The retinoblastoma family of proteins and their regulatory functions in the mammalian cell division cycle

SA Henley, FA Dick - Cell division, 2012 - Springer
The retinoblastoma (RB) family of proteins are found in organisms as distantly related as
humans, plants, and insects. These proteins play a key role in regulating advancement of …

Novel insights into RB1 mutation

Y Yao, X Gu, X Xu, S Ge, R Jia - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) decades ago, RB1 has
been regarded as a prototype tumor suppressor gene providing a paradigm for tumor …

Retinoblastoma: present scenario and future challenges

VV Byroju, AS Nadukkandy, M Cordani… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
With an average incidence of 1 in every 18,000 live births, retinoblastoma is a rare type of
intraocular tumour found to affect patients during their early childhood. It is curable if …

Therapeutic targeting of the RB1 pathway in retinoblastoma with the oncolytic adenovirus VCN-01

G Pascual-Pasto, M Bazan-Peregrino… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
Retinoblastoma is a pediatric solid tumor of the retina activated upon homozygous
inactivation of the tumor suppressor RB1. VCN-01 is an oncolytic adenovirus designed to …