2023
Chemiexcitation: Mammalian Photochemistry in the Dark†
Brash D, Goncalves L. Chemiexcitation: Mammalian Photochemistry in the Dark†. Photochemistry And Photobiology 2023, 99: 251-276. PMID: 36681894, PMCID: PMC10065968, DOI: 10.1111/php.13781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcited statesMammalian cellsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEvolutionary selectionBond rearrangementUnoccupied orbitalsGround stateReaction productsPyrimidine dimersChemiexcitationRecent findingsBiologyPathogenic eventsRadicalsUltraviolet lightMoleculesDrug-induced deafnessPotential pathogenesisCellsMelaninAchilles heelMammalsBiomoleculesPhotochemistryDNA
2016
Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation
Brash D, Heffernan T, Nghiem P, Cho R. Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation. 2016, 887-902. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-47398-6_56.ChaptersLarge-scale sequencing projectsUV-damaged cellsSequencing projectsDNA repairTumor suppressorSomatic point mutationsSurveillance mechanismClonal growthLow-frequency mutationsDNA damageBase changesCell behaviorPoint mutationsMutationsSomatic mutationsFree radical clearanceHuman skin cancerFrequency mutationsSpecific somatic mutationsUltraviolet radiationPTCH mutationsGenetic factorsNOTCH1 mutationsCellsVast number
2015
Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation
Brash D, Heffernan T, Nghiem P, Cho R. Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation. 2015, 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-27814-3_56-2.ChaptersLarge-scale sequencing projectsUV-damaged cellsSequencing projectsDNA repairTumor suppressorSomatic point mutationsSurveillance mechanismClonal growthLow-frequency mutationsDNA damageBase changesCell behaviorPoint mutationsMutationsSomatic mutationsFree radical clearanceHuman skin cancerFrequency mutationsSpecific somatic mutationsUltraviolet radiationPTCH mutationsGenetic factorsNOTCH1 mutationsCellsVast number
2010
Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation*
Brash D, Heffernan T, Nghiem P. Carcinogenesis: UV Radiation*. 2010, 567-578. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89656-2_56.Chapters
1999
Ultraviolet Radiation Induced Signature Mutations in Photocarcinogenesis
Wikonkal N, Brash D. Ultraviolet Radiation Induced Signature Mutations in Photocarcinogenesis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings 1999, 4: 6-10. PMID: 10537000, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640173.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSignature mutationsSkin cancerNon-melanoma skin cancerUV-signature mutationsClinical dataSubstantial burdenSkin carcinogenesisMurine epidermisNormal individualsNormal humansCancerCancer developmentTumor suppressor geneClonal expansionTumor promoterTP53Suppressor geneGenetic eventsMutationsCells
1997
Sunlight and the onset of skin cancer
Brash D. Sunlight and the onset of skin cancer. Trends In Genetics 1997, 13: 410-414. PMID: 9351343, DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9525(97)01246-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1996
Frequent clones of p53-mutated keratinocytes in normal human skin
Jonason A, Kunala S, Price G, Restifo R, Spinelli H, Persing J, Leffell D, Tarone R, Brash D. Frequent clones of p53-mutated keratinocytes in normal human skin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 14025-14029. PMID: 8943054, PMCID: PMC19488, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.24.14025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP53-mutated keratinocytesNormal individualsSun-shielded skinSun-exposed skinNormal human skinHuman skinWhole-mount preparationsP53-mutated cellsCancer predictsDermal-epidermal junctionSubstantial burdenFrequent clonesClonal expansionHair folliclesGenetic hitsTumor promoterSkinKeratinocytesCells
1994
Sunburn and p53 in the onset of skin cancer
Ziegler A, Jonason A, Leffellt D, Simon J, Sharma H, Kimmelman J, Remington L, Jacks T, Brash D. Sunburn and p53 in the onset of skin cancer. Nature 1994, 372: 773-776. PMID: 7997263, DOI: 10.1038/372773a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActinic keratosisP53 mutationsSquamous cell carcinomaP53 tumor suppressor geneP53-mutated cellsCell carcinomaApoptotic keratinocytesSkin cancerTumor initiatorTumor suppressor geneMouse skinClonal expansionPrecancerous cellsTumor promoterCarcinomaSkinTissue responseP53SunburnCell differentiationDNA damageAberrant cell differentiationCellsResponseKeratosis
1991
Ultraviolet Mutagenesis of a Shuttle Vector Plasmid in Repair Proficient and Deficient Human Cells
Seidman M, Brash D, Settharam S, Kraemer K, Bredberg A. Ultraviolet Mutagenesis of a Shuttle Vector Plasmid in Repair Proficient and Deficient Human Cells. 1991, 183-192. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3732-8_23.ChaptersDNA sequence dataRecombinant DNA revolutionStudy of mutagenesisDeficient human cellsMechanisms of mutagenesisMammalian genomesNature of mutationsMammalian cellsShuttle vector plasmidSequence dataProkaryotic systemDNA revolutionShuttle vectorHuman cellsMutagenesisVector plasmidRepair proficientMutagenic agentsUltraviolet mutagenesisGenomeCellsFundamental questionsEnormous bodyGeneticsPlasmid