2023
Reply to Pfeffer: Macular degeneration clues from comparative anatomy
Wang K, Lyu Y, Tschulakow A, Brash D, Schraermeyer U. Reply to Pfeffer: Macular degeneration clues from comparative anatomy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2315582120. PMID: 37871227, PMCID: PMC10622899, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315582120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Transgenic expression of survivin in keratinocytes counteracts UVB-induced apoptosis and cooperates with loss of p53
Grossman D, Kim P, Blanc-Brude O, Brash D, Tognin S, Marchisio P, Altieri D. Transgenic expression of survivin in keratinocytes counteracts UVB-induced apoptosis and cooperates with loss of p53. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2001, 108: 991-999. PMID: 11581300, PMCID: PMC200956, DOI: 10.1172/jci13345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneGene ExpressionHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKeratin-14KeratinocytesKeratinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticSkinSurvivinTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ultraviolet Rays
2000
Regulation of TNFα production and release in human and mouse keratinocytes and mouse skin after UV‐B irradiation
Yarosh D, Both D, Kibitel J, Anderson C, Elmets C, Brash D, Brown D. Regulation of TNFα production and release in human and mouse keratinocytes and mouse skin after UV‐B irradiation. Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine 2000, 16: 263-270. PMID: 11132130, DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2000.160606.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCell MembraneEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGene Expression RegulationGenes, fosGenes, p53HomozygoteHumansInterleukin-1KeratinocytesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRadiation DosageReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSirolimusSkinTranscription Factor AP-1Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUltraviolet RaysConceptsP53 knockout miceKnockout miceMembrane-bound TNFalphaHomozygous p53 knockout miceC-Fos signalingWild-type miceGene knockout miceRelease of TNFalphaTNFalpha gene expressionAP-1Cultured human keratinocytesImmunosuppressive responseCell culture supernatantsAP-1 transcription factorCultured epidermal cellsIL-1alphaCytokine TNFalphaTNFα productionType micePrimary cytokineTNFalpha inductionTNFalphaBasal levelsMouse skinMice
1999
Induction of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and G1 prolongation by the chemopreventive agent N-acetylcysteine
Liu M, Wikonkal N, Brash D. Induction of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and G1 prolongation by the chemopreventive agent N-acetylcysteine. Carcinogenesis 1999, 20: 1869-1872. PMID: 10469636, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/20.9.1869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsAnticarcinogenic AgentsAntioxidantsCell CycleCell LineChromansCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21CyclinsFibroblastsFree Radical ScavengersG1 PhaseGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, p16GlutathioneHumansKeratinocytesMiceModels, BiologicalNeoplasm ProteinsPapillomaSkin NeoplasmsTumor Cells, CulturedTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorNovel molecular basisCell cycle transitionKinase inhibitorsDNA replicationDNA repairCellular differentiationMolecular basisG1 prolongationGene expressionAntioxidant N-acetylcysteineN-acetylcysteineIntracellular glutathione levelsArrestAgent N-acetylcysteineInductionInhibitorsGlutathione levelsCyclinChemopreventive agentsChemopreventive activityDifferentiationUsual mechanismP53ReplicationUltraviolet 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 eventsMutationsCellsUV Induces p21WAF1/CIP1 Protein in Keratinocytes Without p53
Liu M, Wikonkal N, Brash D. UV Induces p21WAF1/CIP1 Protein in Keratinocytes Without p53. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1999, 113: 283-284. PMID: 10469320, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00657.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 promoterSkinKeratinocytesCellsThe role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas
Gailani M, Ståhle-Bäckdahl M, Leffell D, Glyn M, Zaphiropoulos P, Undén A, Dean M, Brash D, Bale A, Toftgård R. The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas. Nature Genetics 1996, 14: 78-81. PMID: 8782823, DOI: 10.1038/ng0996-78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic basal cell carcinomasSingle-strand conformational polymorphismTumor suppressorDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesHedgehog target genesPolarity genesDrosophila mutantsStrong homologyHuman homologueTarget genesMutational inactivationMutant transcriptsStrand conformational polymorphismNorthern blotSSCP variantsGenesNegative feedback mechanismSitu hybridizationConformational polymorphismNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeSuppressorAllelic lossInactivationMutationsRelationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma
Gailani M, Leffell D, Ziegler A, Gross E, Brash D, Bale A. Relationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1996, 88: 349-354. PMID: 8609643, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.6.349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaLoss of heterozygosityCell carcinomaP53 geneSunlight exposureExact testGenetic alterationsPathogenesis of BCCSun-exposed areasFrequency of LOHMohs micrographic surgical techniqueEnvironmental agentsLocation of tumorFisher's exact testSkin cancer patientsKey genetic alterationsUVB radiationChi-squared analysisFrequent genetic alterationsLimited associationSpecific environmental agentsBCC incidenceTumor characteristicsCancer patientsCommon cancerWrinkles waiting for GOD0T
Brash D, Gilchrest B. Wrinkles waiting for GOD0T. Nature 1996, 379: 301-302. PMID: 8552182, DOI: 10.1038/379301a0.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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
1993
Local recurrence versus new primary: Clinical analysis of 82 breast relapses and potential applications for genetic fingerprinting
Haffty B, Carter D, Flynn S, Fischer D, Brash D, Simons J, Ziegler A, Fischer J. Local recurrence versus new primary: Clinical analysis of 82 breast relapses and potential applications for genetic fingerprinting. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1993, 27: 575-583. PMID: 8226151, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90382-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew primary tumorsBreast relapsePrimary tumorTrue recurrenceNew primaryConservative surgeryLocal recurrencePathological criteriaRadiation therapyOriginal tumorSurvival rateClinical pathological analysisSecond primary tumorsShorter median timeTrue local recurrenceSignificant prognostic implicationsDNA flow cytometryLocal relapseMedian timePrognostic implicationsResidual diseaseTumor bedPathological analysisRelapseTherapeutic implications
1991
Infectious paradigm
BRASH D. Infectious paradigm. Nature 1991, 351: 9-9. PMID: 2027389, DOI: 10.1038/351009c0.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
1990
Rapid repair kinetics of pyrimidine(6–4)pyrimidone photoproducts in human cells are due to excision rather than conformational change
Mitchell D, Brash D, Nairn R. Rapid repair kinetics of pyrimidine(6–4)pyrimidone photoproducts in human cells are due to excision rather than conformational change. Nucleic Acids Research 1990, 18: 963-971. PMID: 2315046, PMCID: PMC330351, DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.4.963.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
UV MUTAGENIC PHOTOPRODUCTS IN Escherichia coli AND HUMAN CELLS: A MOLECULAR GENETICS PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN SKIN CANCER*
Brash D. UV MUTAGENIC PHOTOPRODUCTS IN Escherichia coli AND HUMAN CELLS: A MOLECULAR GENETICS PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN SKIN CANCER*. Photochemistry And Photobiology 1988, 48: 59-66. PMID: 3064116, DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1988.tb02786.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1987
Overview of human cells in genetic research: Altered phenotypes in human cells caused by transferred genes
Brash D, Mark G, Farrell M, Harris C. Overview of human cells in genetic research: Altered phenotypes in human cells caused by transferred genes. Somatic Cell And Molecular Genetics 1987, 13: 429-440. PMID: 3331832, DOI: 10.1007/bf01534944.Chapters
1982
Determination of DNA superhelicity and extremely low levels of DNA strand breaks in low numbers of nonradiolabeled cells by DNA-4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole fluorescence in nucleoid gradients
Lipetz P, Brash D, Joseph L, Jewett H, Lisle D, Lantry L, Hart R, Stephens R. Determination of DNA superhelicity and extremely low levels of DNA strand breaks in low numbers of nonradiolabeled cells by DNA-4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole fluorescence in nucleoid gradients. Analytical Biochemistry 1982, 121: 339-348. PMID: 7103066, DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(82)90491-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research