2023
Chemiexcited Neurotransmitters and Hormones Create DNA Photoproducts in the Dark
Gonçalves L, Angelé-Martínez C, Premi S, Palmatier M, Prado F, Di Mascio P, Bastos E, Brash D. Chemiexcited Neurotransmitters and Hormones Create DNA Photoproducts in the Dark. ACS Chemical Biology 2023, 18: 484-493. PMID: 36775999, PMCID: PMC10276651, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.2c00787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNADNA DamageHormonesMammalsMelaninsNeurotransmitter AgentsPeroxynitrous AcidPyrimidine DimersUltraviolet RaysConceptsSinglet molecular oxygenOxidation of serotoninMolecular oxygenElectron excitationTriplet stateAdjacent pyrimidine basesAbsence of lightEnergy transferDark processPyrimidine basesSkin pigment melaninBiochemical reactionsMoleculesEnergy levelsCatecholamine neurotransmittersBiomoleculesCycloadditionUltravioletMammalian metabolismCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersOxidationAminesPigment melaninRadicalsPeroxynitrite
2019
Genomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation
Premi S, Han L, Mehta S, Knight J, Zhao D, Palmatier MA, Kornacker K, Brash DE. Genomic sites hypersensitive to ultraviolet radiation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 24196-24205. PMID: 31723047, PMCID: PMC6883822, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907860116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsCells, CulturedDNA DamageFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationGenome, HumanHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMelanocytesMelanomaMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BiosynthesisPyrimidine DimersPyrimidine NucleotidesSkin NeoplasmsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUltraviolet RaysConceptsCyclobutane pyrimidine dimersETS family transcription factorsIndividual gene promotersFamily transcription factorsRNA-binding proteinPrimary human melanocytesSingle-base resolutionEpigenetic marksGenomic averageTranslation regulationGenomic sitesMotif locationsTranscription factorsCell physiologyGene promoterCancer driversGenomeHuman melanocytesCell typesTumor evolutionCell pathwaysRare mutationsUV targetPyrimidine dimersApurinic sites