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Geng L, Xu J, Zhu Y, Hu X, Liu Y, Yang K, Xiao H, Zou Y, Liu H, Ji J, Liu N. Targeting miR-9 in Glioma Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Biomarker. Transl Oncol 2022; 22:101451. [PMID: 35598381 PMCID: PMC9126959 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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MiR-9 was upregulated in CSF EVs of glioblastoma patients. The expression of miR-9 was increased in GSCs and GSC-derived EVs. Inhibition of miR-9 in GSC-EVs suppressed the GBM malignant phenotypes via the regulation of DACT3.
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal brain tumor with no effective strategies in early diagnosis and treatment. This study was aimed to assess the miRNA expression profiles in EVs from CSF and tissue of glioblastoma patients to identify significantly upregulated miRNAs and investigate the underlying neoplastic mechanisms. Methods EVs were measured by TEM and NTA assays. Differentially regulated miRNAs were measured using RNA sequencing in GBM CSF EVs and in GBM tissues compared with controls. RT-qPCR was employed to analyze miRNA and gene expression. Luciferase report assay was used to investigate gene target of miR-9. The proliferation ability was detected by EdU and CCK-8 experiment while cell migration was measured by transwell and wound healing assay. Results The expression level of miR-9 was significantly higher in GBM CSF EVs and tissues than controls (p = 0.038). The area under curve for CSF EV miR-9 was 0.800 (95% CI: 0.583–1.000, p = 0.033). The expression of miR-9 was significantly higher in Glioma stem cells (GSCs) and GSC-derived EVs than in glioblastoma cells. GSC-derives EVs could promote GBM growth and migration Moreover, inhibition of miR-9 in GSCs showed the reverse anti-tumor effects through secreted EVs. MiR-9 could bind to the 3’UTR region of DACT3 and suppress its expression. The miR-9/DACT3 axis might attribute to GBM malignant phenotype. Conclusion MiR-9 in CSF EVs may act as a novel diagnostic biomarker for GBM and targeting miR-9 by GSC-derived EVs may be a specific and efficient strategy for GBM biotherapy.
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- Liangyuan Geng
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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- Clinical Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
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Gessler DJ, Neil EC, Shah R, Levine J, Shanks J, Wilke C, Reynolds M, Zhang S, Özütemiz C, Gencturk M, Folkertsma M, Bell WR, Chen L, Ferreira C, Dusenbery K, Chen CC. GammaTile® brachytherapy in the treatment of recurrent glioblastomas. Neurooncol Adv 2021; 4:vdab185. [PMID: 35088050 PMCID: PMC8788013 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background GammaTile® (GT) is a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared brachytherapy platform. Here, we report clinical outcomes for recurrent glioblastoma patients after GT treatment following maximal safe resection. Methods We prospectively followed twenty-two consecutive Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioblastoma patients (6 O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase methylated (MGMTm); sixteen MGMT unmethylated (MGMTu)) who underwent maximal safe resection of recurrent tumor followed by GT placement. Results The cohort consisted of 14 second and eight third recurrences. In terms of procedural safety, there was one 30-day re-admission (4.5%) for an incisional cerebrospinal fluid leak, which resolved with lumbar drainage. No other wound complications were observed. Six patients (27.2%) declined in Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) after surgery due to worsening existing deficits. One patient suffered a new-onset seizure postsurgery (4.5%). There was one (4.5%) 30-day mortality from intracranial hemorrhage secondary to heparinization for an ischemic limb. The mean follow-up was 733 days (range 279–1775) from the time of initial diagnosis. Six-month local control (LC6) and twelve-month local control (LC12) were 86 and 81%, respectively. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was comparable for MGMTu and MGMTm patients (~8.0 months). Median overall survival (OS) was 20.0 months for the MGMTu patients and 37.4 months for MGMTm patients. These outcomes compared favorably to data in the published literature and an independent glioblastoma cohort of comparable patients without GT treatment. Conclusions This clinical experience supports GT brachytherapy as a treatment option in a multi-modality treatment strategy for recurrent glioblastomas.
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- Dominic J Gessler
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Oncology, North Memorial Health, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Oncology, North Memorial Health, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Fairview Cancer Care, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Prihantono P, Irfandi R, Raya I. The comparison of Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate cytotoxicity in T47D breast cancer and fibroblast cells. Breast Dis 2021; 40:S55-S61. [PMID: 34057119 DOI: 10.3233/bd-219008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND With essential metals being studied and developed as anticancer agents, this study aims to explore the anticancer activity of Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate in the T47D and fibroblast cell lines. METHOD The Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate complex was prepared by the in situ method and characterized using infra-red spectroscopy, melting point, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray diffraction instruments. The complex compound was tested for its cytotoxicity to the T47D breast cancer and fibroblast cell lines. RESULTS The cytotoxicity of the Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate complex to the T47D breast cancer cell line obtained IC50 = 3.16 μg/mL, while cisplatin obtained IC50 = 28.18 μg/mL. The cytotoxicity of the Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate complex to fibroblast cells obtained IC50 = 8709.63 μg/mL. CONCLUSION The Zn(II) arginine dithiocarbamate complex has increased active cytotoxicity compared to cisplatin in inducing morphological changes in the T47D breast cancer cell line and is relatively non-toxic to fibroblast cells.
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- Prihantono Prihantono
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Puangrimaggalatung, Sengkang, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics, and Natural Science, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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Cano‐Linares MI, Yáñez‐Vilches A, García‐Rodríguez N, Barrientos‐Moreno M, González‐Prieto R, San‐Segundo P, Ulrich HD, Prado F. Non-recombinogenic roles for Rad52 in translesion synthesis during DNA damage tolerance. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e50410. [PMID: 33289333 PMCID: PMC7788459 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202050410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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DNA damage tolerance relies on homologous recombination (HR) and translesion synthesis (TLS) mechanisms to fill in the ssDNA gaps generated during passing of the replication fork over DNA lesions in the template. Whereas TLS requires specialized polymerases able to incorporate a dNTP opposite the lesion and is error-prone, HR uses the sister chromatid and is mostly error-free. We report that the HR protein Rad52-but not Rad51 and Rad57-acts in concert with the TLS machinery (Rad6/Rad18-mediated PCNA ubiquitylation and polymerases Rev1/Pol ζ) to repair MMS and UV light-induced ssDNA gaps through a non-recombinogenic mechanism, as inferred from the different phenotypes displayed in the absence of Rad52 and Rad54 (essential for MMS- and UV-induced HR); accordingly, Rad52 is required for efficient DNA damage-induced mutagenesis. In addition, Rad52, Rad51, and Rad57, but not Rad54, facilitate Rad6/Rad18 binding to chromatin and subsequent DNA damage-induced PCNA ubiquitylation. Therefore, Rad52 facilitates the tolerance process not only by HR but also by TLS through Rad51/Rad57-dependent and -independent processes, providing a novel role for the recombination proteins in maintaining genome integrity.
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- María I Cano‐Linares
- Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB)MainzGermany
- Present address:
Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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- Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
- Present address:
Department of Cell and Chemical BiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics (IBFG)CSIC‐University of SalamancaSalamancaSpain
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- Department of Genome BiologyAndalusian Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center (CABIMER)CSIC‐University of Seville‐University Pablo de OlavideSevilleSpain
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Masuda Y, Masutani C. Spatiotemporal regulation of PCNA ubiquitination in damage tolerance pathways. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 54:418-442. [PMID: 31736364 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2019.1687420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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DNA is constantly exposed to a wide variety of exogenous and endogenous agents, and most DNA lesions inhibit DNA synthesis. To cope with such problems during replication, cells have molecular mechanisms to resume DNA synthesis in the presence of DNA lesions, which are known as DNA damage tolerance (DDT) pathways. The concept of ubiquitination-mediated regulation of DDT pathways in eukaryotes was established via genetic studies in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in which two branches of the DDT pathway are regulated via ubiquitination of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA): translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) and homology-dependent repair (HDR), which are stimulated by mono- and polyubiquitination of PCNA, respectively. Over the subsequent nearly two decades, significant progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms that regulate DDT pathways in other eukaryotes. Importantly, TLS is intrinsically error-prone because of the miscoding nature of most damaged nucleotides and inaccurate replication of undamaged templates by TLS polymerases (pols), whereas HDR is theoretically error-free because the DNA synthesis is thought to be predominantly performed by pol δ, an accurate replicative DNA pol, using the undamaged sister chromatid as its template. Thus, the regulation of the choice between the TLS and HDR pathways is critical to determine the appropriate biological outcomes caused by DNA damage. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the species-specific regulatory mechanisms of PCNA ubiquitination and how cells choose between TLS and HDR. We then provide a hypothetical model for the spatiotemporal regulation of DDT pathways in human cells.
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- Yuji Masuda
- Department of Genome Dynamics, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Genome Dynamics, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.,Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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Yang P, Zhang W, Wang Y, Peng X, Chen B, Qiu X, Li G, Li S, Wu C, Yao K, Li W, Yan W, Li J, You Y, Chen CC, Jiang T. IDH mutation and MGMT promoter methylation in glioblastoma: results of a prospective registry. Oncotarget 2016; 6:40896-906. [PMID: 26503470 PMCID: PMC4747376 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The relative contribution of isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations (mIDH) and O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase promoter methylation (methMGMT) as biomarkers in glioblastoma remain poorly understood. Methods We investigated the association between methMGMT and mIDH with progression free survival and overall survival in a prospectively collected molecular registry of 274 glioblastoma patients. Results For glioblastoma patients who underwent Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy, OS and PFS was most favorable for those with tumors harboring both mIDH and methMGMT (median OS: 35.8 mo, median PFS: 27.5 mo); patients afflicted glioblastomas with either mIDH or methMGMT exhibited intermediate OS and PFS (mOS: 36 and 17.1 mo; mPFS: 12.2 mo and 9.9 mo, respectively); poorest OS and PFS was observed in wild type IDH1 (wtIDH1) glioblastomas that were MGMT promoter unmethylated (mOS: 15 mo, mPFS: 9.7 mo). For patients with wtIDH glioblastomas, TMZ+RT was associated with improved OS and PFS relative to patients treated with RT (OS: 15.4 mo v 9.6 mo, p < 0.001; PFS: 9.9 mo v 6.5 mo, p < 0.001). While TMZ+RT and RT treated mIDH patients exhibited improved overall survival relative to those with wtIDH, there were no differences between the TMZ+RT or RT group. These results suggest that mIDH1 conferred resistance to TMZ. Supporting this hypothesis, exogenous expression of mIDH1 in independent astrocytoma/glioblastoma lines resulted in a 3–10 fold increase in TMZ resistance after long-term passage. Conclusion Our study demonstrates IDH mutation and MGMT promoter methylation status independently associate with favorable outcome in TMZ+RT treated glioblastoma patients. However, these biomarkers differentially impact clinical TMZ response.
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- Pei Yang
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neuropathology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Theoretic and Applied Neuro-Oncology, Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Theoretic and Applied Neuro-Oncology, Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China
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Dong X, Noorbakhsh A, Hirshman BR, Zhou T, Tang JA, Chang DC, Carter BS, Chen CC. Survival trends of grade I, II, and III astrocytoma patients and associated clinical practice patterns between 1999 and 2010: A SEER-based analysis. Neurooncol Pract 2015; 3:29-38. [PMID: 31579519 DOI: 10.1093/nop/npv016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background The survival trends and the patterns of clinical practice pertaining to radiation therapy and surgical resection for WHO grade I, II, and III astrocytoma patients remain poorly characterized. Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database, we identified 2497 grade I, 4113 grade II, and 2755 grade III astrocytomas during the period of 1999-2010. Time-trend analyses were performed for overall survival, radiation treatment (RT), and the extent of surgical resection (EOR). Results While overall survival of grade I astrocytoma patients remained unchanged during the study period, we observed improved overall survival for grade II and III astrocytoma patients (Tarone-Ware P < .05). The median survival increased from 44 to 57 months and from 15 to 24 months for grade II and III astrocytoma patients, respectively. The differences in survival remained significant after adjusting for pertinent variables including age, ethnicity, marital status, sex, tumor size, tumor location, EOR, and RT status. The pattern of clinical practice in terms of EOR for grade II and III astrocytoma patients did not change significantly during this study period. However, there was decreased RT utilization as treatment for grade II astrocytoma patients after 2005. Conclusion Results from the SEER database indicate that there were improvements in the overall survival of grade II and III astrocytoma patients over the past decade. Analysis of the clinical practice patterns identified potential opportunities for impacting the clinical course of these patients.
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- Xuezhi Dong
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093 (X.D., A.N., B.R.H., T.Z., J.A.T.); Division of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8893, San Diego, California 92103 (B.S.C., C.C.C.); Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 200 West Arbor Drive #8220, San Diego, California 92103 (D.C.C.)
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Akers JC, Ramakrishnan V, Kim R, Phillips S, Kaimal V, Mao Y, Hua W, Yang I, Fu CC, Nolan J, Nakano I, Yang Y, Beaulieu M, Carter BS, Chen CC. miRNA contents of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles in glioblastoma patients. J Neurooncol 2015; 123:205-16. [PMID: 25903655 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1784-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from plasma or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has emerged as a promising biomarker platform for therapeutic monitoring in glioblastoma patients. However, the contents of the various subpopulations of EVs in these clinical specimens remain poorly defined. Here we characterize the relative abundance of miRNA species in EVs derived from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of glioblastoma patients. EVs were isolated from glioblastoma cell lines as well as the plasma and CSF of glioblastoma patients. The microvesicle subpopulation was isolated by pelleting at 10,000×g for 30 min after cellular debris was cleared by a 2000×g (20 min) spin. The exosome subpopulation was isolated by pelleting the microvesicle supernatant at 120,000×g (120 min). qRT-PCR was performed to examine the distribution of miR-21, miR-103, miR-24, and miR-125. Global miRNA profiling was performed in select glioblastoma CSF samples. In plasma and cell line derived EVs, the relative abundance of miRNAs in exosome and microvesicles were highly variable. In some specimens, the majority of the miRNA species were found in exosomes while in other, they were found in microvesicles. In contrast, CSF exosomes were enriched for miRNAs relative to CSF microvesicles. In CSF, there is an average of one molecule of miRNA per 150-25,000 EVs. Most EVs derived from clinical biofluids are devoid of miRNA content. The relative distribution of miRNA species in plasma exosomes or microvesicles is unpredictable. In contrast, CSF exosomes are the major EV compartment that harbor miRNAs.
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- Johnny C Akers
- Center for Theoretical and Applied Neuro-Oncology, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Haynes B, Saadat N, Myung B, Shekhar MPV. Crosstalk between translesion synthesis, Fanconi anemia network, and homologous recombination repair pathways in interstrand DNA crosslink repair and development of chemoresistance. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2014; 763:258-66. [PMID: 25795124 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2014.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bifunctional alkylating and platinum based drugs are chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancer. These agents induce DNA adducts via formation of intrastrand or interstrand (ICL) DNA crosslinks, and DNA lesions of the ICL type are particularly toxic as they block DNA replication and/or DNA transcription. However, the therapeutic efficacies of these drugs are frequently limited due to the cancer cell's enhanced ability to repair and tolerate these toxic DNA lesions. This ability to tolerate and survive the DNA damage is accomplished by a set of specialized low fidelity DNA polymerases called translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerases since high fidelity DNA polymerases are unable to replicate the damaged DNA template. TLS is a crucial initial step in ICL repair as it synthesizes DNA across the lesion thus preparing the damaged DNA template for repair by the homologous recombination (HR) pathway and Fanconi anemia (FA) network, processes critical for ICL repair. Here we review the molecular features and functional roles of TLS polymerases, discuss the collaborative interactions and cross-regulation of the TLS DNA damage tolerance pathway, the FA network and the BRCA-dependent HRR pathway, and the impact of TLS hyperactivation on development of chemoresistance. Finally, since TLS hyperactivation results from overexpression of Rad6/Rad18 ubiquitinating enzymes (fundamental components of the TLS pathway), increased PCNA ubiquitination, and/or increased recruitment of TLS polymerases, the potential benefits of selectively targeting critical components of the TLS pathway for enhancing anti-cancer therapeutic efficacy and curtailing chemotherapy-induced mutagenesis are also discussed.
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- Brittany Haynes
- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States; Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States; Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States; Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States; Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, United States.
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Varga Á, Marcus AP, Himoto M, Iwai S, Szüts D. Analysis of CPD ultraviolet lesion bypass in chicken DT40 cells: polymerase η and PCNA ubiquitylation play identical roles. PLoS One 2012; 7:e52472. [PMID: 23272247 PMCID: PMC3525536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Translesion synthesis (TLS) provides a mechanism of copying damaged templates during DNA replication. This potentially mutagenic process may operate either at the replication fork or at post-replicative gaps. We used the example of T-T cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) bypass to determine the influence of polymerase recruitment via PCNA ubiquitylation versus the REV1 protein on the efficiency and mutagenic outcome of TLS. Using mutant chicken DT40 cell lines we show that, on this numerically most important UV lesion, defects in polymerase η or in PCNA ubiquitylation similarly result in the long-term failure of lesion bypass with persistent strand gaps opposite the lesion, and the elevation of mutations amongst successful TLS events. Our data suggest that PCNA ubiquitylation promotes CPD bypass mainly by recruiting polymerase η, resulting in the majority of CPD lesions bypassed in an error-free manner. In contrast, we find that polymerase ζ is responsible for the majority of CPD-dependent mutations, but has no essential function in the completion of bypass. These findings point to a hierarchy of access of the different TLS polymerases to the lesion, suggesting a temporal order of their recruitment. The similarity of REV1 and REV3 mutant phenotypes confirms that the involvement of polymerase ζ in TLS is largely determined by its recruitment to DNA by REV1. Our data demonstrate the influence of the TLS polymerase recruitment mechanism on the success and accuracy of bypass.
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- Ágnes Varga
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Sharma S, Hicks JK, Chute CL, Brennan JR, Ahn JY, Glover TW, Canman CE. REV1 and polymerase ζ facilitate homologous recombination repair. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:682-91. [PMID: 21926160 PMCID: PMC3258153 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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REV1 and DNA Polymerase ζ (REV3 and REV7) play important roles in translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) in which DNA replication bypasses blocking lesions. REV1 and Polζ have also been implicated in promoting repair of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). However, the mechanism by which these two TLS polymerases increase tolerance to DSBs is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that full-length human REV1, REV3 and REV7 interact in vivo (as determined by co-immunoprecipitation studies) and together, promote homologous recombination repair. Cells lacking REV3 were hypersensitive to agents that cause DSBs including the PARP inhibitor, olaparib. REV1, REV3 or REV7-depleted cells displayed increased chromosomal aberrations, residual DSBs and sites of HR repair following exposure to ionizing radiation. Notably, cells depleted of DNA polymerase η (Polη) or the E3 ubiquitin ligase RAD18 were proficient in DSB repair following exposure to IR indicating that Polη-dependent lesion bypass or RAD18-dependent monoubiquitination of PCNA are not necessary to promote REV1 and Polζ-dependent DNA repair. Thus, the REV1/Polζ complex maintains genomic stability by directly participating in DSB repair in addition to the canonical TLS pathway.
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- Shilpy Sharma
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Post-translational modification by ubiquitin is best known for its role in targeting its substrates for regulated degradation. However, non-proteolytic functions of the ubiquitin system, often involving either monoubiquitylation or polyubiquitylation through Lys63-linked chains, have emerged in various cell signalling pathways. These two forms of the ubiquitin signal contribute to three different pathways related to the maintenance of genome integrity that are responsible for the processing of DNA double-strand breaks, the repair of interstrand cross links and the bypass of lesions during DNA replication.
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Putnam CD, Hayes TK, Kolodner RD. Post-replication repair suppresses duplication-mediated genome instability. PLoS Genet 2010; 6:e1000933. [PMID: 20463880 PMCID: PMC2865514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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RAD6 is known to suppress duplication-mediated gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) but not single-copy sequence mediated GCRs. Here, we found that the RAD6- and RAD18-dependent post-replication repair (PRR) and the RAD5-, MMS2-, UBC13-dependent error-free PRR branch acted in concert with the replication stress checkpoint to suppress duplication-mediated GCRs formed by homologous recombination (HR). The Rad5 helicase activity, but not its RING finger, was required to prevent duplication-mediated GCRs, although the function of Rad5 remained dependent upon modification of PCNA at Lys164. The SRS2, SGS1, and HCS1 encoded helicases appeared to interact with Rad5, and epistasis analysis suggested that Srs2 and Hcs1 act upstream of Rad5. In contrast, Sgs1 likely functions downstream of Rad5, potentially by resolving DNA structures formed by Rad5. Our analysis is consistent with models in which PRR prevents replication damage from becoming double strand breaks (DSBs) and/or regulates the activity of HR on DSBs. Genome instability is a hallmark of many cancers and underlies many inherited disorders that cause a predisposition to cancer. The human genome has many different types of duplicated sequences that can lead to genome instability by recombination-mediated pathways. We previously discovered that duplication-mediated chromosomal rearrangements are suppressed by a number of pathways. Some of these pathways were specific to rearrangements between genomic duplications. Here, we have performed a detailed analysis of pathways dependent upon RAD6, and have discovered that the error-free branch of post-replication repair (PRR) either is as an alternative to homologous recombination or prevents the generation of homologous recombination intermediates. Both of these functions could lead to genomic instability in the context of genomes containing substantial amounts of duplications. The extreme sensitivity of our assay to post-replication repair defects reveals substantial complexity in the interaction of PRR defects, suggesting the presence of many alternative PRR pathways. Together, the results emphasize the importance for appropriately balancing different repair pathways to maintain global genomic stability and highlight a number of defects that could underlie genome instabilities in some cancers.
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- Christopher D. Putnam
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- Cancer Center, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Shekhar MPV, Biernat LA, Pernick N, Tait L, Abrams J, Visscher DW. Utility of DNA postreplication repair protein Rad6B in neoadjuvant chemotherapy response. Med Oncol 2009; 27:466-73. [PMID: 19466589 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-009-9235-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Accepted: 05/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a standard therapy for patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) and is increasingly used for early stage operable breast cancer. Not all patients benefit from it, and reliable markers for predicting response are needed. The cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy are mediated by induction of DNA damage in tumor cells. There is evidence that resistance to chemotherapy is related to enhanced repair of DNA lesions. The postreplication DNA repair (PRR) or translesion synthesis backup DNA repair pathway is critical for cell viability, conferring tolerance to DNA damaging drugs, and maintenance of genomic integrity. However, despite its importance in conferring tolerance to a variety of DNA damaging drugs including cytotoxic chemotherapy, the involvement of this backup repair pathway in chemotherapy response has not been studied. The Rad6B protein is a fundamental component of PRR. We have shown previously that the ability of breast cells to tolerate chemotherapeutic drugs correlates with Rad6B expression levels and PRR capacity. To determine whether Rad6B expression/distribution can be used singly or in combination with p53, Mdr-1/PgP, PCNA or beta-catenin as predictors of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, we analyzed posttreatment samples from 20 patients with LABC in a retrospective study. Only preferential Rad6B nuclear localization was associated with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Nuclear exclusion with cytoplasmic overexpression of Rad6B was observed in some patients who failed to respond, but the association with response is not statistically significant. This is the first study to report that the postreplication DNA repair protein Rad6B could be used as an independent marker for determining response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This is an exploratory study and larger studies utilizing interim evaluations of Rad6B expression, its subcellular localization and repair activity are required to confirm its utility as a predictor of chemotherapeutic response.
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- Malathy P V Shekhar
- Breast Cancer Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Langerak P, Krijger PHL, Heideman MR, van den Berk PCM, Jacobs H. Somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes: lessons from proliferating cell nuclear antigenK164R mutant mice. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2009; 364:621-9. [PMID: 19008189 PMCID: PMC2660925 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) encircles DNA as a ring-shaped homotrimer and, by tethering DNA polymerases to their template, PCNA serves as a critical replication factor. In contrast to high-fidelity DNA polymerases, the activation of low-fidelity translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases seems to require damage-inducible monoubiquitylation (Ub) of PCNA at lysine residue 164 (PCNA-Ub). TLS polymerases can tolerate DNA damage, i.e. they can replicate across DNA lesions. The lack of proofreading activity, however, renders TLS highly mutagenic. The advantage is that B cells use mutagenic TLS to introduce somatic mutations in immunoglobulin (Ig) genes to generate high-affinity antibodies. Given the critical role of PCNA-Ub in activating TLS and the role of TLS in establishing somatic mutations in immunoglobulin genes, we analysed the mutation spectrum of somatically mutated immunoglobulin genes in B cells from PCNAK164R knock-in mice. A 10-fold reduction in A/T mutations is associated with a compensatory increase in G/C mutations—a phenotype similar to Polη and mismatch repair-deficient B cells. Mismatch recognition, PCNA-Ub and Polη probably act within one pathway to establish the majority of mutations at template A/T. Equally relevant, the G/C mutator(s) seems largely independent of PCNAK164 modification.
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- Petra Langerak
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hirano Y, Reddy J, Sugimoto K. Role of budding yeast Rad18 in repair of HO-induced double-strand breaks. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 8:51-9. [PMID: 18824138 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 07/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The Rad6-Rad18 complex mono-ubiquitinates proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) at the lysine 164 residue after DNA damage and promotes DNA polymerase eta (Poleta)- and Polzeta/Rev1-dependent DNA synthesis. Double-strand breaks (DSBs) of DNA can be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), both of which require new DNA synthesis. HO endonuclease introduces DSBs into specific DNA sequences. We have shown that Polzeta and Rev1 localize to HO-induced DSBs in a Mec1-dependent manner and promote Ku-dependent DSB repair. However, Polzeta and Rev1 localize to DSBs independently of PCNA ubiquitination. Here we provide evidence indicating that Rad18-mediated PCNA ubiquitination stimulates DNA synthesis by Polzeta and Rev1 in repair of HO-induced DSBs. Ubiquitination defective PCNA mutation or rad18Delta mutation confers the same DSB repair defect as rev1Delta mutation. Consistent with a role in DSB repair, Rad18 localizes to HO-induced DSBs in a Rad6-dependent manner. Unlike Polzeta or Rev1, Poleta is dispensable for repair of HO-induced DSBs. Ku and DNA ligase IV constitute a central NHEJ pathway. We also show that Polzeta and Rev1 act in the same pathway as DNA ligase IV, suggesting that Polzeta and Rev1 are involved in DNA synthesis during NHEJ. Our results suggest that Polzeta-Rev1 accumulates at regions near DSBs independently of PCNA ubiquitination and then interacts with ubiquitinated PCNA to facilitate DNA synthesis.
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- Yukinori Hirano
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103, United States
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Moertl S, Karras GI, Wismüller T, Ahne F, Eckardt-Schupp F. Regulation of double-stranded DNA gap repair by the RAD6 pathway. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1893-906. [PMID: 18722556 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Revised: 07/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The RAD6 pathway allows replication across DNA lesions by either an error-prone or error-free mode. Error-prone replication involves translesion polymerases and requires monoubiquitylation at lysine (K) 164 of PCNA by the Rad6 and Rad18 enzymes. By contrast, the error-free bypass is triggered by modification of PCNA by K63-linked polyubiquitin chains, a reaction that requires in addition to Rad6 and Rad18 the enzymes Rad5 and Ubc13-Mms2. Here, we show that the RAD6 pathway is also critical for controlling repair pathways that act on DNA double-strand breaks. By using gapped plasmids as substrates, we found that repair in wild-type cells proceeds almost exclusively by homology-dependent repair (HDR) using chromosomal DNA as a template, whereas non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) is suppressed. In contrast, in cells deficient in PCNA polyubiquitylation, plasmid repair occurs largely by NHEJ. Mutant cells that are completely deficient in PCNA ubiquitylation, repair plasmids by HDR similar to wild-type cells. These findings are consistent with a model in which unmodified PCNA supports HDR, whereas PCNA monoubiquitylation diverts repair to NHEJ, which is suppressed by PCNA polyubiquitylation. More generally, our data suggest that the balance between HDR and NHEJ pathways is crucially controlled by genes of the RAD6 pathway through modifications of PCNA.
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- Simone Moertl
- Institute for Radiobiology, Helmholtz Centre Munich-German Research Centre for Environmental Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Hanlon Newell AE, Hemphill A, Akkari YMN, Hejna J, Moses RE, Olson SB. Loss of homologous recombination or non-homologous end-joining leads to radial formation following DNA interstrand crosslink damage. Cytogenet Genome Res 2008; 121:174-80. [PMID: 18758156 DOI: 10.1159/000138882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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High levels of interstrand cross-link damage in mammalian cells cause chromatid breaks and radial formations recognizable by cytogenetic examination. The mechanism of radial formation observed following DNA damage has yet to be determined. Due to recent findings linking homologous recombination and non-homologous end-joining to the action of the Fanconi anemia pathway, we speculated that radials might be the result of defects in either of the pathways of DNA repair. To test this hypothesis, we have investigated the role of homologous recombination proteins RAD51 and RAD52, non-homologous end-joining proteins Ku70 and LIG4, and protein MRE11 in radial formation and cell survival following interstrand crosslink damage with mitomycin C. For the studies we used small inhibitory RNA to deplete the proteins from cells, allowing for evaluation of radial formation and cell survival. In transformed normal human fibroblasts, depletion of these proteins increased interstrand crosslink sensitivity as manifested by decreased cell survival and increased radial formation. These results demonstrate that inactivation of proteins from either of the two separate DNA repair pathways increases cellular sensitivity to interstrand crosslinks, indicating each pathway plays a role in the normal response to interstrand crosslink damage. We can also conclude that homologous recombination or non-homologous end-joining are not required for radial formation, since radials occur with depletion of these pathways.
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- A E Hanlon Newell
- Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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Damage tolerance mechanisms, which allow the bypass of DNA lesions during replication, are controlled in eukaryotic cells by mono- and poly-ubiquitination of the DNA polymerase cofactor PCNA (proliferating-cell nuclear antigen). In the present review, I will summarize our current knowledge of the enzymatic machinery for ubiquitination of PCNA and the way in which the modifications affect PCNA function during replication and lesion bypass in different organisms. Using the budding yeast as a reference model, I will highlight some of the species-specific differences, but also point out the common principles that emerge from the genetic and biochemical studies of damage tolerance in a range of experimental systems.
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Current awareness on yeast. Yeast 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/yea.1329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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