Nickel induces transcriptional down-regulation of DNA repair pathways in tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic lung cells
Scanlon SE, Scanlon CD, Hegan DC, Sulkowski PL, Glazer PM. Nickel induces transcriptional down-regulation of DNA repair pathways in tumorigenic and non-tumorigenic lung cells. Carcinogenesis 2017, 38: 627-637. PMID: 28472268, PMCID: PMC5862357, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomology-dependent DNA double-strand break repairDNA repair pathwaysRepair pathwaysHigh-fidelity DNA repair pathwayDNA double-strand break repairMismatch repairDouble-strand break repairDNA double-strand breaksGlobal transcriptional patternsDNA repair proteinsRadiation-induced DNA double-strand breaksDouble-strand breaksTranscriptional repressionDirect DNA damageHost-cell reactivation assayEpigenetic remodelingTranscriptional patternsTranscriptional changesBreak repairDNA mutagenesisGenomic instabilityRepair proteinsHeavy metals nickelLung cellsTumor growth