2017
Probing the Telomere Damage Response
Rai R, Chang S. Probing the Telomere Damage Response. Methods In Molecular Biology 2017, 1587: 133-138. PMID: 28324505, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6892-3_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere dysfunctionDNA damage response signalsDNA damage repair pathwaysTelomere damage responseΓ-H2AXDamage repair pathwaysCheckpoint sensorNbs1 complexReplicative attritionMre11-Rad50Shelterin componentsDamage responseTelomeric DNADysfunctional telomeresRepair pathwaysDownstream effectorsComplete deletionTelomeresDNAPathwayTRF2Chk2Chk1KinaseEffectors
2015
Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres
Rai R, Chang S. Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres. Methods In Molecular Biology 2015, 1343: 175-180. PMID: 26420717, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2963-4_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDysfunctional telomeresDNA damage sensorDNA damage responseDNA damage fociSitu hybridization approachEukaryotic chromosomesShelterin componentsDNA repeatsGenomic stabilityDDR proteinsDamage responseTelomeric DNADDR pathwaysDamage fociChromosomal endsTelomere dysfunctionDamage sensorTelomeresDNA damageHybridization approachCellular viabilityPathwayProper maintenanceChromosomesRepeats
2011
Probing the Telomere Damage Response
Rai R, Chang S. Probing the Telomere Damage Response. Methods In Molecular Biology 2011, 735: 145-150. PMID: 21461819, PMCID: PMC3690558, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-092-8_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere dysfunctionDNA damage response signalsDNA damage repair pathwaysTelomere damage responseΓ-H2AXDamage repair pathwaysCheckpoint sensorNbs1 complexReplicative attritionMre11-Rad50Shelterin componentsDamage responseTelomeric DNADysfunctional telomeresRepair pathwaysDownstream effectorsComplete deletionTelomeresDNAPathwayTRF2Chk2Chk1KinaseEffectors
2007
DNA damage response: the players, the network and the role in tumor suppression.
Rai R, Peng G, Li K, Lin SY. DNA damage response: the players, the network and the role in tumor suppression. Cancer Genomics & Proteomics 2007, 4: 99-106. PMID: 17804872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseDamage responseDNA-damaging insultsCell cycle checkpointsDNA damage lesionsGenomic integrityCycle checkpointsDNA repairGenomic instabilityTumor suppressionMolecular eventsGenetic instabilityDNA damageDamage lesionsCancer developmentNormal cellsComplex mechanismsCommon featureCheckpointTumorigenesisPathwayResponseCells
2006
BRIT1 regulates early DNA damage response, chromosomal integrity, and cancer
Rai R, Dai H, Multani AS, Li K, Chin K, Gray J, Lahad JP, Liang J, Mills GB, Meric-Bernstam F, Lin SY. BRIT1 regulates early DNA damage response, chromosomal integrity, and cancer. Cancer Cell 2006, 10: 145-157. PMID: 16872911, PMCID: PMC1557410, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2006.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCell NucleusCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromatinChromosome AberrationsCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA DamageFemaleGene DosageHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsATM/ATR pathwayDNA damage response pathwayEarly DNA damage responseDNA damage regulatorDNA damage checkpointDamage response pathwayDNA damage responseTumor suppressor geneHTERT repressorDamage checkpointATR pathwayDamage responseResponse pathwaysBRIT1Chromosomal integrityGenomic instabilitySuppressor geneHuman cancersAdditional functionsChromosomal aberrationsPathwayMDC1NBS1RepressorGenes