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ArticleNature communications2018

Defective DNA damage repair leads to frequent catastrophic genomic events in murine and human tumors.

Manasi Ratnaparkhe, John K L Wong, Pei-Chi Wei, Mario Hlevnjak, Thorsten Kolb, Milena Simovic, Daniel Haag, Yashna Paul, Frauke Devens, Paul Northcott and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Manasi RatnaparkheDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University Germany, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
John K L WongDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Pei-Chi WeiBoston Children's Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, MA, USA.
Mario HlevnjakDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Thorsten KolbDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Milena SimovicDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Faculty of Biosciences, Heidelberg University Germany, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Daniel HaagHopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Yashna PaulDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Frauke DevensDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Paul NorthcottDivision of Pediatric Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
David T W JonesHopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Marcel KoolHopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Anna JauchInstitute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Agata PastorczakDepartment of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, 91-738, Poland.
Wojciech MlynarskiDepartment of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, 91-738, Poland.
Andrey KorshunovClinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Department of Neuropathology, Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Rajiv KumarDivision of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology; German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6093-0395
Susanna M DowningDepartment of Genetics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 38105-3678, TN, USA.
Stefan M PfisterHopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Marc ZapatkaDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Peter J McKinnonDepartment of Genetics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 38105-3678, TN, USA.
Frederick W AltBoston Children's Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, MA, USA.
Peter LichterDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
Aurélie ErnstDivision of Molecular Genetics, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, 69120, Germany. a.ernst@dkfz.de.
German Cancer Research Center · DENational Center for Tumor Diseases · DESt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USBoston Children's Hospital · USMedical University of Lodz · PLHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
The DNA Damage Response and Tumorigenesis in the BrainP01CA096832 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI BAKER, SUZANNE J. · 2003 to 2025
$38.0M
ATM and DNA Damage in the Nervous SystemR01NS037956 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MCKINNON, PETER J · 1998 to 2022
$7.6M
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung (Fritz Thyssen Foundation) Az.10.17.2.030MNNCI NIH HHS P01 CA096832NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS037956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromothripsis and chromoanasynthesis are catastrophic events leading to clustered genomic rearrangements. Whole-genome sequencing revealed frequent complex genomic rearrangements (n = 16/26) in brain tumors developing in mice deficient for factors involved in homologous-recombination-repair or non-homologous-end-joining. Catastrophic events were tightly linked to Myc/Mycn amplification, with increased DNA damage and inefficient apoptotic response already observable at early postnatal stages. Inhibition of repair processes and comparison of the mouse tumors with human medulloblastomas (n = 68) and glioblastomas (n = 32) identified chromothripsis as associated with MYC/MYCN gains and with DNA repair deficiencies, pointing towards therapeutic opportunities to target DNA repair defects in tumors with complex genomic rearrangements.

Indexed as

GenomeAnimalsApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageDNA End-Joining RepairDNA RepairGene AmplificationGene RearrangementHomologous RecombinationHumansKaryotypingMiceNeural Stem CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsMYCN protein, mouseN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTumor Suppressor Protein p53XRCC4 protein, mouse

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PMID30420702
PMCPMC6232171
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