2019
Defective postreplication repair of UV photoproducts in melanoma: a mutator phenotype
Brash DE, Seidman MM. Defective postreplication repair of UV photoproducts in melanoma: a mutator phenotype. Molecular Oncology 2019, 14: 5-7. PMID: 31821728, PMCID: PMC6944110, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12612.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersGenomic 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 sitesAccelerating cancer without mutations
Brash DE. Accelerating cancer without mutations. ELife 2019, 8: e45809. PMID: 30895924, PMCID: PMC6428566, DOI: 10.7554/elife.45809.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Chemical excitation of electrons: A dark path to melanoma
Premi S, Brash DE. Chemical excitation of electrons: A dark path to melanoma. DNA Repair 2016, 44: 169-177. PMID: 27262612, PMCID: PMC4958542, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2016.05.023.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2015
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure
Premi S, Wallisch S, Mano CM, Weiner AB, Bacchiocchi A, Wakamatsu K, Bechara EJ, Halaban R, Douki T, Brash DE. Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure. Science 2015, 347: 842-847. PMID: 25700512, PMCID: PMC4432913, DOI: 10.1126/science.1256022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDark cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersExcited electronic statesUltraviolet photonsUV photonsElectronic statesTriplet stateSunlight-induced melanomaCytosine-containing cyclobutane pyrimidine dimersEnergy transferPhotonsPicosecondsElectronsUV exposureRadiationChemiexcitationEnergyStatePhotoproducts
2012
Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma
Krauthammer M, Kong Y, Ha BH, Evans P, Bacchiocchi A, McCusker J, Cheng E, Davis MJ, Goh G, Choi M, Ariyan S, Narayan D, Dutton-Regester K, Capatana A, Holman EC, Bosenberg M, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Brash DE, Stern DF, Materin MA, Lo RS, Mane S, Ma S, Kidd KK, Hayward NK, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Boggon TJ, Halaban R. Exome sequencing identifies recurrent somatic RAC1 mutations in melanoma. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 1006-1014. PMID: 22842228, PMCID: PMC3432702, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedModels, MolecularMutationProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Rac1 GTP-Binding ProteinSequence Analysis, DNASkin NeoplasmsUveal NeoplasmsConceptsSun-exposed melanomas
2006
Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion?
Pawelek J, Chakraborty A, Lazova R, Yilmaz Y, Cooper D, Brash D, Handerson T. Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion? Contributions To Microbiology 2006, 13: 138-155. PMID: 16627963, DOI: 10.1159/000092970.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell fusionHuman cancersMacrophage traitsWide diversityCancer cellsTumor-associated macrophagesTumor cell fusionsBranched oligosaccharidesMultidrug resistance proteinN-glycansCancer progressionTumor initiationResistance proteinStroma productionTraitsComplex diseasesMultiple rolesCommon traitsHigh expressionGrowth factorNumerous animal tumor modelsImmune evasionDiversityMutagenic actionMost cancers
1998
Skin precancer.
Brash DE, Pontén J. Skin precancer. Cancer Surveys 1998, 32: 69-113. PMID: 10489624.ChaptersConceptsTP53 mutationsClonal expansionCell carcinomaHair follicle originHigh-risk papillomasRegression of dysplasiaTP53 mutant clonesSquamous cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaRegression of melanomaCell of originPrecancerous eventsBCC tumorsMelanoma cell linesGenetics of melanomaPrecancerous lesionsRelative riskFamilial predispositionSuch lesionsImmunosuppressant drugsDysplastic naeviNormal skinPrecancerChemotherapeutic agentsMelanoma
1996
Sunlight and skin cancer.
Leffell DJ, Brash DE. Sunlight and skin cancer. Scientific American 1996, 275: 52-3, 56-9. PMID: 8658110, DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0796-52.Publications for non-academic audiences