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ReviewSeminars in cancer biology2021

Arsenic co-carcinogenesis: Inhibition of DNA repair and interaction with zinc finger proteins.

Xixi Zhou, Rachel M Speer, Lindsay Volk, Laurie G Hudson, Ke Jian Liu

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Review in Seminars in cancer biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xixi ZhouDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
Rachel M SpeerDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
Lindsay VolkDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA.
Laurie G HudsonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA. Electronic address: LHudson@salud.unm.edu.
Ke Jian LiuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA. Electronic address: kliu@salud.unm.edu.
University of New Mexico · US

Funding

WOMEN'S CANCERS RESEARCH PROGRAMP30CA118100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Yolanda Sanchez · 2005 to 2026
$57.1M
University of New Mexico Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine - equipment supplementP20GM130422 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Matthew J Campen · 2020 to 2026
$20.4M
UNM Metals Exposure and Toxicity Assessment on tribal Lands in the Southwest (METALS) Superfund Research ProgramP42ES025589 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI CERRATO, JOSE MANUEL · 2017 to 2025
$16.4M
Mutational Signatures of a Combined Environmental Exposure: Arsenic and Ultraviolet RadiationR01ES030993 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI HUDSON, LAURIE G, LIU, KE JIAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.5M
The Role of Biotransformation in Arsenic-Induced HematotoxicityR01ES029369 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI LIU, KE JIAN · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA118100NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES025589NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES029369NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES030993NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM130422
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic is widely present in the environment and is associated with various population health risks including cancers. Arsenic exposure at environmentally relevant levels enhances the mutagenic effect of other carcinogens such as ultraviolet radiation. Investigation on the molecular mechanisms could inform the prevention and intervention strategies of arsenic carcinogenesis and co-carcinogenesis. Arsenic inhibition of DNA repair has been demonstrated to be an important mechanism, and certain DNA repair proteins have been identified to be extremely sensitive to arsenic exposure. This review will summarize the recent advances in understanding the mechanisms of arsenic carcinogenesis and co-carcinogenesis, including DNA damage induction and ROS generation, particularly how arsenic inhibits DNA repair through an integrated molecular mechanism which includes its interactions with sensitive zinc finger DNA repair proteins.

Indexed as

Zinc FingersAnimalsArsenicCocarcinogenesisDNA RepairHumansArsenicArsenicCo-carcinogenesisDNA repairROSZinc finger

Identifiers

PMID33984503
PMCPMC8578584
OpenAlexW3161293353

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