2019
Re: Catherine H. Marshall, Alexandra O. Sokolova, Andrea L. McNatty, et al. Differential Response to Olaparib Treatment Among Men with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Harboring BRCA1 or BRCA2 Versus ATM Mutations. Eur Urol 2019;76:452–8
Liang J, Beckta JM, Bindra RS. Re: Catherine H. Marshall, Alexandra O. Sokolova, Andrea L. McNatty, et al. Differential Response to Olaparib Treatment Among Men with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Harboring BRCA1 or BRCA2 Versus ATM Mutations. Eur Urol 2019;76:452–8. European Urology 2019, 76: e109-e110. PMID: 31080125, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Bi‐allelic alterations in DNA repair genes underpin homologous recombination DNA repair defects in breast cancer
Mutter RW, Riaz N, Ng CK, Delsite R, Piscuoglio S, Edelweiss M, Martelotto LG, Sakr RA, King TA, Giri DD, Drobnjak M, Brogi E, Bindra R, Bernheim G, Lim RS, Blecua P, Desrichard A, Higginson D, Towers R, Jiang R, Lee W, Weigelt B, Reis‐Filho J, Powell SN. Bi‐allelic alterations in DNA repair genes underpin homologous recombination DNA repair defects in breast cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2017, 242: 165-177. PMID: 28299801, PMCID: PMC5516531, DOI: 10.1002/path.4890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerGermline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutationsBRCA1/BRCA2 mutationsPrecision medicine-based approachPrimary breast cancerTumour-specific DNA repair defectsSporadic breast cancerGermline genetic alterationsBi-allelic lossWhole-exome sequencingSpecific mutational signaturesComprehensive genetic assessmentBRCA2 mutationsLarge-scale state transitionsBi-allelic alterationsCancerGenetic alterationsDNA repair defectsMutational signaturesTherapyAlterationsRepair defectsGene expressionGenetic assessmentHR genes
2009
Targeting the DNA damage response for cancer therapy
Powell SN, Bindra RS. Targeting the DNA damage response for cancer therapy. DNA Repair 2009, 8: 1153-1165. PMID: 19501553, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseCell cycle checkpointsDouble-strand breaksGenome integrityGenomic integrityHistone modificationsDamage responseCycle checkpointsDNA repairKey proteinsDNA damageAnti-cancer agentsHuman tumorsNew anti-cancer agentsPathwayCancer therapyTumor cellsCheckpointProteinTherapeutic interventionsRepairIntegrityDefectsCellsAppropriate response
2006
CHK2-Dependent Phosphorylation of BRCA1 in Hypoxia
Gibson SL, Bindra RS, Glazer PM. CHK2-Dependent Phosphorylation of BRCA1 in Hypoxia. Radiation Research 2006, 166: 646-651. PMID: 17007555, DOI: 10.1667/rr0660.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle checkpoint regulationATM-dependent mannerChk2-dependent phosphorylationDNA repair factorsHypoxic stressCheckpoint kinaseCheckpoint regulationRepair factorsMammalian cellsDNA repairBRCA1 proteinDownstream targetsNovel roleChk2 expressionPhosphorylationChk2Pathway activationCritical roleBRCA1Diverse spectrumExpressionTumor microenvironmentActivationKinaseProteinRepression of RAD51 gene expression by E2F4/p130 complexes in hypoxia
Bindra RS, Glazer PM. Repression of RAD51 gene expression by E2F4/p130 complexes in hypoxia. Oncogene 2006, 26: 2048-2057. PMID: 17001309, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA repair pathwaysE2F siteRepair pathwaysHypoxia-induced genetic instabilityGenetic instabilityCoordinated transcriptional programRepair genesHypoxic stressRecombinational repair genesDownregulation of Rad51RAD51 gene expressionTranscriptional programsProximal promoterGene expressionNuclear accumulationMechanistic basisDNA mismatch repair genesRAD51BRCA1 promoterGenesPromoterMismatch repair genesBRCA1 geneNew therapeutic strategiesSimilar mechanism
2005
Hypoxia-Induced Down-regulation of BRCA1 Expression by E2Fs
Bindra RS, Gibson SL, Meng A, Westermark U, Jasin M, Pierce AJ, Bristow RG, Classon MK, Glazer PM. Hypoxia-Induced Down-regulation of BRCA1 Expression by E2Fs. Cancer Research 2005, 65: 11597-11604. PMID: 16357170, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBRCA1 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell HypoxiaChromatin ImmunoprecipitationColonic NeoplasmsDNA RepairDown-RegulationE2F Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLuciferasesLung NeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsHomologous recombinationBRCA1 expressionGenetic instabilityError-prone NHEJ pathwayAdjacent E2F sitesHomologous recombination pathwayImpaired homologous recombinationNonhomologous end-joining repair pathwayGenetic mutationsTranscriptional repressionE2F sitePromoter occupancyTranscriptional responseDNA repairNHEJ pathwayRepair pathwaysNovel linkE2FRecombination pathwayBRCA1 promoterSporadic cancersIntriguing mechanismBRCA1 inactivationDynamic redistributionRepression