A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells

Germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 tumour suppressor genes predispose to different cancers, as does oncogene activation. Here the authors reveal that aberrant transcription of specific genes triggered by activation of the oncogene β-catenin causes replication failure and cell death in the context...

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Main Authors: Rebecca A. Dagg, Gijs Zonderland, Emilia Puig Lombardi, Giacomo G. Rossetti, Florian J. Groelly, Sonia Barroso, Eliana M. C. Tacconi, Benjamin Wright, Helen Lockstone, Andrés Aguilera, Thanos D. Halazonetis, Madalena Tarsounas
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25215-0
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author Rebecca A. Dagg
Gijs Zonderland
Emilia Puig Lombardi
Giacomo G. Rossetti
Florian J. Groelly
Sonia Barroso
Eliana M. C. Tacconi
Benjamin Wright
Helen Lockstone
Andrés Aguilera
Thanos D. Halazonetis
Madalena Tarsounas
author_facet Rebecca A. Dagg
Gijs Zonderland
Emilia Puig Lombardi
Giacomo G. Rossetti
Florian J. Groelly
Sonia Barroso
Eliana M. C. Tacconi
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Helen Lockstone
Andrés Aguilera
Thanos D. Halazonetis
Madalena Tarsounas
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description Germline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 tumour suppressor genes predispose to different cancers, as does oncogene activation. Here the authors reveal that aberrant transcription of specific genes triggered by activation of the oncogene β-catenin causes replication failure and cell death in the context of BRCA1/2 deficiency.
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spelling doaj.art-df2c21948aa4474d8a16c5c108679eec2022-12-21T21:32:33ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-08-0112111710.1038/s41467-021-25215-0A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cellsRebecca A. Dagg0Gijs Zonderland1Emilia Puig Lombardi2Giacomo G. Rossetti3Florian J. Groelly4Sonia Barroso5Eliana M. C. Tacconi6Benjamin Wright7Helen Lockstone8Andrés Aguilera9Thanos D. Halazonetis10Madalena Tarsounas11Genome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordGenome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordGenome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of GenevaGenome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordCentro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Pablo de OlavideGenome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordBioinformatics and Statistical Genetics Core, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of OxfordBioinformatics and Statistical Genetics Core, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of OxfordCentro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Pablo de OlavideDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of GenevaGenome Stability and Tumourigenesis Group, MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of OxfordGermline mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 tumour suppressor genes predispose to different cancers, as does oncogene activation. Here the authors reveal that aberrant transcription of specific genes triggered by activation of the oncogene β-catenin causes replication failure and cell death in the context of BRCA1/2 deficiency.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25215-0
spellingShingle Rebecca A. Dagg
Gijs Zonderland
Emilia Puig Lombardi
Giacomo G. Rossetti
Florian J. Groelly
Sonia Barroso
Eliana M. C. Tacconi
Benjamin Wright
Helen Lockstone
Andrés Aguilera
Thanos D. Halazonetis
Madalena Tarsounas
A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
Nature Communications
title A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
title_full A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
title_fullStr A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
title_full_unstemmed A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
title_short A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells
title_sort transcription based mechanism for oncogenic β catenin induced lethality in brca1 2 deficient cells
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25215-0
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