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Vulnerability of IDH1-Mutant Cancers to Histone Deacetylase Inhibition via Orthogonal Suppression of DNA Repair
Dow J, Krysztofiak A, Liu Y, Colon-Rios DA, Rogers FA, Glazer PM. Vulnerability of IDH1-Mutant Cancers to Histone Deacetylase Inhibition via Orthogonal Suppression of DNA Repair. Molecular Cancer Research 2021, 19: 2057-2067. PMID: 34535560, PMCID: PMC8642278, DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-21-0456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostatPatient-derived tumor xenograftsHomology-directed repairIsocitrate dehydrogenase 1/2 mutationsHistone deacetylase inhibitionIDH1 mutant cellsGreater cell deathHDACi treatmentInhibitor vorinostatTumor xenograftsDeacetylase inhibitionIDH1/2 mutationsPotential biomarkersSpecific cancersMutant cancersCancerCancer cellsDNA repair defectsMalignancyVorinostatDNA double-strand breaksGliomasHistone hypermethylationCell deathPARPiProton Irradiation Increases the Necessity for Homologous Recombination Repair Along with the Indispensability of Non-Homologous End Joining
Szymonowicz K, Krysztofiak A, van der Linden J, Kern A, Deycmar S, Oeck S, Squire A, Koska B, Hlouschek J, Vüllings M, Neander C, Siveke J, Matschke J, Pruschy M, Timmermann B, Jendrossek V. Proton Irradiation Increases the Necessity for Homologous Recombination Repair Along with the Indispensability of Non-Homologous End Joining. Cells 2020, 9: 889. PMID: 32260562, PMCID: PMC7226794, DOI: 10.3390/cells9040889.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Next-generation cell-penetrating antibodies for tumor targeting and RAD51 inhibition
Rackear M, Quijano E, Ianniello Z, Colón-Ríos D, Krysztofiak A, Abdullah R, Liu Y, Rogers F, Ludwig D, Dwivedi R, Bleichert F, Glazer P. Next-generation cell-penetrating antibodies for tumor targeting and RAD51 inhibition. Oncotarget 2024, 15: 699-713. PMID: 39352803, PMCID: PMC11444335, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor targetingMonoclonal antibody therapyTumor-specific targetingCell uptakeNucleic acid bindingCell surface antigensAntibody therapyHuman variantsClinical successCell-penetrating antibodiesAcid bindingSystemic administrationSurface antigensTumorRAD51 inhibitionAntibody platformMechanism of cell penetrationBind RAD51AntibodiesFull-lengthSpecific targetsCell penetrationDisease targetsCellsAutoantibodies
2018
Restraining Akt1 Phosphorylation Attenuates the Repair of Radiation-Induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Reduces the Survival of Irradiated Cancer Cells
Szymonowicz K, Oeck S, Krysztofiak A, van der Linden J, Iliakis G, Jendrossek V. Restraining Akt1 Phosphorylation Attenuates the Repair of Radiation-Induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Reduces the Survival of Irradiated Cancer Cells. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 2233. PMID: 30065170, PMCID: PMC6121313, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSB repairLong-term colony formation assaysDNA double-strand break repairDouble-strand break repairKinase-protein kinase BPhosphorylation-deficient mutantKey phosphorylation sitesDNA damage responseEssential subcellular processesProtein kinase BDSB repair kineticsCancer cellsCellular radiation responseActivation stateMurine prostate cancer cellsColony formation assaysEffector proteinsGenotoxic stressPhosphorylation sitesDamage responseBreak repairGenetic approachesThreonine 308Serine 473Kinase B