2018
PTEN Regulates Non-Homologous End Joining by Epigenetic Induction of NHEJ1/XLF
Sulkowski PL, Scanlon SE, Oeck S, Glazer PM. PTEN Regulates Non-Homologous End Joining by Epigenetic Induction of NHEJ1/XLF. Molecular Cancer Research 2018, 16: molcanres.0581.2017. PMID: 29739874, PMCID: PMC6072556, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-17-0581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksKey DNA repair pathwaysCytotoxic DNA lesionsXRCC4-like factorPatient-derived melanomasDNA repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksNovel regulatory roleTumor suppressor geneSuppression of PTENHistone acetyltransferasesDSB repairGenomic analysisNHEJ defectsNonhomologous endRepair pathwaysGene promoterNovel functionRegulatory acetylationNHEJ deficiencyDNA lesionsRegulatory roleSuppressor geneNHEJ DSB repairNHEJ
2015
Multifaceted control of DNA repair pathways by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment
Scanlon SE, Glazer PM. Multifaceted control of DNA repair pathways by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment. DNA Repair 2015, 32: 180-189. PMID: 25956861, PMCID: PMC4522377, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2015.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDNA repair pathwaysRepair pathwaysDNA repairCertain DNA repair genesMost DNA repair pathwaysDNA double-strand break repairDouble-strand break repairPost-translational modificationsNucleotide excision repairDNA repair genesTumor suppressor geneMultifaceted controlTranslational downregulationEpigenetic levelBreak repairMutator phenotypeCellular consequencesGenomic instabilityExcision repairHypoxic cancer cellsSuppressor geneIntra-tumor heterogeneityMismatch repairPersistent silencingDNA damage