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ArticleBMC cancer2020

Cell type-specific genotoxicity in estrogen-exposed ovarian and fallopian epithelium.

Liang Song, Zizhi Tang, Changsheng Peng, Yueming Yang, Chang Guo, Danqing Wang, Liandi Guo, Jie Chen, Cong Liu

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Article in BMC cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liang SongKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Zizhi TangKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Changsheng PengKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Yueming YangKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Chang GuoKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Danqing WangKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
Liandi GuoCollege of Pharmacy, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. 1031572133@qq.com.
Jie ChenKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. cjzb@sina.com.
Cong LiuKey Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Ministry of Education), Department of Gynecology, Meishan Women and Children's Hospital, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China. congliu@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-6784
Sichuan University · CNSouthwest Minzu University · CN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province 2019JDTD0020Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2018NZD17NSF China 31771580 and 81702795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLoss of the genomic stability jeopardize genome stability and promote malignancies. A fraction of ovarian cancer (OvCa) arises from pathological mutations of DNA repair genes that result in highly mutagenic genomes. However, it remains elusive why the ovarian epithelial cells are particularly susceptible to the malfunction of genome surveillance system.

methodsTo explore the genotoxic responses in the unique context of microenvironment for ovarian epithelium that is periodically exposed to high-level steroid hormones, we examined estrogen-induced DNA damage by immunofluorescence in OvCa cell lines, animal and human samples.

resultsWe found that OvCa cells are burdened with high levels of endogenous DNA damage that is not correlated with genomic replication. The elevation of damage burden is attributable to the excessive concentration of bioactive estrogen instead of its chemomimetic derivative (tamoxifen). Induction of DNA lesions by estrogen is dependent on the expression of hormone receptors, and occurs in G1 and non-G1 phases of cell cycle. Moreover, depletion of homologous recombination (HR) genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) exacerbated the genotoxicity of estrogen, highlighting the role of HR to counteract hormone-induced genome instability. Finally, the estrogen-induced DNA damage was reproduced in the epithelial compartments of both ovarian and fallopian tubes.

conclusionsTaken together, our study disclose that estrogen-induced genotoxicity and HR deficiency perturb the genome stability of ovarian and fallopian epithelial cells, representing microenvironmental and genetic risk factors, respectively.

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DNA DamageAnimalsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCell Line, TumorEpitheliumEstrogensFallopian TubesFemaleHomologous RecombinationHumansMiceNeoplasms, ExperimentalOrgan SpecificityOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanEstrogensReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneDNA damageHomologous recombinationOvarian surface epitheliumSteroid hormone

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PMID33087072
PMCPMC7579787
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