Interactions between hyaluronan and its receptors (CD44, RHAMM) regulate the activities of inflammation and cancer

S Misra, VC Hascall, RR Markwald… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA), a major component of extracellular matrices, and
cell surface receptors of HA have been proposed to have pivotal roles in cell proliferation …

Building ubiquitin chains: E2 enzymes at work

Y Ye, M Rape - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2009 - nature.com
The modification of proteins with ubiquitin chains can change their localization, activity
and/or stability. Although ubiquitylation requires the concerted action of ubiquitin-activating …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of chromosomal instability

SL Thompson, SF Bakhoum, DA Compton - Current biology, 2010 - cell.com
Most solid tumors are aneuploid, having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the
haploid number, and many frequently mis-segregate whole chromosomes in a phenomenon …

Association of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with survival, chemotherapy sensitivity, and gene mutator phenotype in patients with ovarian cancer

D Yang, S Khan, Y Sun, K Hess, I Shmulevich… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Attempts to determine the clinical significance of BRCA1/2 mutations in ovarian
cancer have produced conflicting results. Objective To determine the relationships between …

Network modeling links breast cancer susceptibility and centrosome dysfunction

MA Pujana, JDJ Han, LM Starita, KN Stevens… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Many cancer-associated genes remain to be identified to clarify the underlying molecular
mechanisms of cancer susceptibility and progression. Better understanding is also required …

Examining the link between chromosomal instability and aneuploidy in human cells

SL Thompson, DA Compton - The Journal of cell biology, 2008 - rupress.org
Solid tumors can be highly aneuploid and many display high rates of chromosome
missegregation in a phenomenon called chromosomal instability (CIN). In principle …

A SUMOylation-dependent transcriptional subprogram is required for Myc-driven tumorigenesis

JD Kessler, KT Kahle, T Sun, KL Meerbrey… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Myc is an oncogenic transcription factor frequently dysregulated in human cancer. To
identify pathways supporting the Myc oncogenic program, we used a genome-wide RNA …

Interplay of mevalonate and Hippo pathways regulates RHAMM transcription via YAP to modulate breast cancer cell motility

Z Wang, Y Wu, H Wang, Y Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Expression of receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM), a breast cancer
susceptibility gene, is tightly controlled in normal tissues but elevated in many tumors …

Cancer suppression by the chromosome custodians, BRCA1 and BRCA2

AR Venkitaraman - Science, 2014 - science.org
Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 predispose to common human malignancies,
most notably tumors of the breast and ovaries. The proteins encoded by these genes have …

Genome stability is ensured by temporal control of kinetochore–microtubule dynamics

SF Bakhoum, SL Thompson, AL Manning… - Nature cell …, 2009 - nature.com
Most solid tumours are aneuploid and many frequently mis-segregate chromosomes. This
chromosomal instability is commonly caused by persistent mal-oriented attachment of …