2017
GBM radiosensitizers: dead in the water…or just the beginning?
Bindra RS, Chalmers AJ, Evans S, Dewhirst M. GBM radiosensitizers: dead in the water…or just the beginning? Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 513-521. PMID: 28762004, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2427-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-clinical evidenceNovel therapeutic approachesGBMs recurDevelopment of radiosensitizersClinical trialsTherapeutic approachesDNA damage response inhibitorsLocal controlPrimary siteDNA repair inhibitorsPotent agentOxidative stressRadiosensitizerRepair inhibitorsRadiosensitizationInhibitorsRadiotherapyClinicHypoxiaTrials
2006
Hypoxia-induced genetic instability—a calculated mechanism underlying tumor progression
Huang LE, Bindra RS, Glazer PM, Harris AL. Hypoxia-induced genetic instability—a calculated mechanism underlying tumor progression. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2006, 85: 139-148. PMID: 17180667, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-006-0133-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepression 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
Alterations in DNA Repair Gene Expression under Hypoxia: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Hypoxia‐Induced Genetic Instability
BINDRA RS, SCHAFFER PJ, MENG A, WOO J, MÅSEIDE K, ROTH ME, LIZARDI P, HEDLEY DW, BRISTOW RG, GLAZER PM. Alterations in DNA Repair Gene Expression under Hypoxia: Elucidating the Mechanisms of Hypoxia‐Induced Genetic Instability. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2005, 1059: 184-195. PMID: 16382054, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1339.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic instabilityHomologous recombinationRAD51 expressionDNA repair gene expressionSuch genetic instabilityPost-hypoxic cellsDNA repair genesRepair gene expressionNumerous cell linesExpression of RAD51HR pathwayHR repairHypoxia-inducible factorGene expressionCell cycleRepair genesNovel mechanismHypoxic stressIndependent mannerPost-hypoxic periodCell linesCancer cellsCritical mediatorGenesExpression
2004
Down-Regulation of Rad51 and Decreased Homologous Recombination in Hypoxic Cancer Cells
Bindra RS, Schaffer PJ, Meng A, Woo J, Måseide K, Roth ME, Lizardi P, Hedley DW, Bristow RG, Glazer PM. Down-Regulation of Rad51 and Decreased Homologous Recombination in Hypoxic Cancer Cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2004, 24: 8504-8518. PMID: 15367671, PMCID: PMC516750, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.19.8504-8518.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell CycleDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIronMaleNuclear ProteinsProstatic NeoplasmsRecombination, GeneticRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsHomologous recombinationExpression of RAD51RAD51 expressionGenetic instabilityCancer cellsCritical DNA repair pathwaysDNA damage responseMultiple cancer cell typesDNA repair pathwaysLevels of RAD51Homologous recombination pathwayGene promoter activityTranscriptional repressionCell cycle profileCancer cell typesDamage responseMammalian cellsHypoxia-inducible factorDNA repairProtein stabilityRepair pathwaysAberrant regulationPromoter activityRAD51Hypoxic cancer cells