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ReviewJournal of cell communication and signaling2022

Tools used to assay genomic instability in cancers and cancer meiomitosis.

Jennifer Gantchev, Brandon Ramchatesingh, Melissa Berman-Rosa, Daniel Sikorski, Keerthenan Raveendra, Laetitia Amar, Hong Hao Xu, Amelia Martínez Villarreal, Daniel Josue Guerra Ordaz, Ivan V Litvinov

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of cell communication and signaling, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024
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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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer GantchevResearch Institute of McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Brandon RamchatesinghResearch Institute of McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Melissa Berman-RosaDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Daniel SikorskiFaculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Keerthenan RaveendraFaculty of Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Laetitia AmarFaculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Hong Hao XuFaculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Amelia Martínez VillarrealResearch Institute of McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Daniel Josue Guerra OrdazResearch Institute of McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada.
Ivan V LitvinovResearch Institute of McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. ivan.litvinov@mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-4675
McGill University Health Centre · CAMcGill University · CAUniversité Laval · CA

Funding

Cancer Research Society 25343CIHR 426655Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé #296643Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé #34753Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé #36769
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic instability is a defining characteristic of cancer and the analysis of DNA damage at the chromosome level is a crucial part of the study of carcinogenesis and genotoxicity. Chromosomal instability (CIN), the most common level of genomic instability in cancers, is defined as the rate of loss or gain of chromosomes through successive divisions. As such, DNA in cancer cells is highly unstable. However, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. There is a debate as to whether instability succeeds transformation, or if it is a by-product of cancer, and therefore, studying potential molecular and cellular contributors of genomic instability is of high importance. Recent work has suggested an important role for ectopic expression of meiosis genes in driving genomic instability via a process called meiomitosis. Improving understanding of these mechanisms can contribute to the development of targeted therapies that exploit DNA damage and repair mechanisms. Here, we discuss a workflow of novel and established techniques used to assess chromosomal instability as well as the nature of genomic instability such as double strand breaks, micronuclei, and chromatin bridges. For each technique, we discuss their advantages and limitations in a lab setting. Lastly, we provide detailed protocols for the discussed techniques.

Indexed as

Chromosomal instabilityCytokinesis-block micronucleus assayDNA damageGenomic instabilityH2B-GFPMeiomitosisSingle-cell sequencing

Identifiers

PMID34841477
PMCPMC8891418
OpenAlexW3215569192

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