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BHD Research Blog is the official blog of BHDSyndrome.org, the primary online resource for anyone interested in Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome, a rare genetic condition linked to benign skin growths, collapsed lung and kidney cancers. In the BHD Research Blog, we focus on analysing current research in BHD and related fields, as well as considering wider issues relating to rare diseases.
Lizzie Perdeaux
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by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
A recent paper by Pichert et al. (2011) screened 4805 patients for genetic imbalance in cancer predisposition genes. The patients had been referred to UK clinics for developmental delay, behavioural abnormalities and birth defects. Array CGH was used to detect … Continue reading →... Read more »
Pichert G, Mohammed SN, Ahn JW, Ogilvie CM, & Izatt L. (2011) Unexpected findings in cancer predisposition genes detected by array comparative genomic hybridisation: what are the issues?. Journal of medical genetics. PMID: 21429933
Sempau L, Ruiz I, González-Morán A, Susanna X, & Hansen TV. (2010) [New mutation in the Birt Hogg Dube gene]. Actas dermo-sifiliograficas, 101(7), 637-40. PMID: 20858390
Benhammou JN, Vocke CD, Santani A, Schmidt LS, Baba M, Seyama K, Wu X, Korolevich S, Nathanson KL, Stolle CA.... (2011) Identification of intragenic deletions and duplication in the FLCN gene in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Genes, chromosomes , 50(6), 466-77. PMID: 21412933
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
HIF1α is a transcriptional regulator which plays an essential role in the cellular response to hypoxia. As discussed in last week’s blog, prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) mark HIFα subunits for degradation, but HIF1α can also be regulated by reversible acetylation. Earlier … Continue reading →... Read more »
Cash TP, Gruber JJ, Hartman TR, Henske EP, & Simon MC. (2011) Loss of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé tumor suppressor results in apoptotic resistance due to aberrant TGFβ-mediated transcription. Oncogene, 30(22), 2534-46. PMID: 21258407
Geng H, Harvey CT, Pittsenbarger J, Liu Q, Beer TM, Xue C, & Qian DZ. (2011) HDAC4 regulates HIF1{alpha} lysine acetylation and cancer cell response to hypoxia. The Journal of biological chemistry. PMID: 21917920
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
Qian DZ, Kachhap SK, Collis SJ, Verheul HM, Carducci MA, Atadja P, & Pili R. (2006) Class II histone deacetylases are associated with VHL-independent regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha. Cancer research, 66(17), 8814-21. PMID: 16951198
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
HLRCC, caused by mutations in FH, predisposes patients to develop papillary renal cell carcinoma. FH-deficient cells have an accumulation of fumarate, which leads to the stabilisation of HIF-α subunits and therefore an increase in HIF-α levels. An increased expression of … Continue reading →... Read more »
Adam J, Hatipoglu E, O'Flaherty L, Ternette N, Sahgal N, Lockstone H, Baban D, Nye E, Stamp GW, Wolhuter K.... (2011) Renal cyst formation in Fh1-deficient mice is independent of the Hif/Phd pathway: roles for fumarate in KEAP1 succination and Nrf2 signaling. Cancer cell, 20(4), 524-37. PMID: 22014577
Ooi A, Wong JC, Petillo D, Roossien D, Perrier-Trudova V, Whitten D, Min BW, Tan MH, Zhang Z, Yang XJ.... (2011) An antioxidant response phenotype shared between hereditary and sporadic type 2 papillary renal cell carcinoma. Cancer cell, 20(4), 511-23. PMID: 22014576
Frezza C, Zheng L, Folger O, Rajagopalan KN, MacKenzie ED, Jerby L, Micaroni M, Chaneton B, Adam J, Hedley A.... (2011) Haem oxygenase is synthetically lethal with the tumour suppressor fumarate hydratase. Nature, 477(7363), 225-8. PMID: 21849978
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
The Lab-profile is a new feature of the blog which will highlight the work of a leading BHD research group, as well as introducing the scientists involved and suggesting additional sources of information. In this post we are highlighting the … Continue reading →... Read more »
Lu, X., Wei, W., Fenton, J., Nahorski, M., Rabai, E., Reiman, A., Seabra, L., Nagy, Z., Latif, F., & Maher, E. (2011) Therapeutic Targeting the Loss of the Birt-Hogg-Dube Suppressor Gene. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 10(1), 80-89. DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-10-0628
Maher, E. (2011) Genetics of Familial Renal Cancers. Nephron Experimental Nephrology, 118(1). DOI: 10.1159/000320892
Nahorski, M., Lim, D., Martin, L., Gille, J., McKay, K., Rehal, P., Ploeger, H., van Steensel, M., Tomlinson, I., Latif, F.... (2010) Investigation of the Birt-Hogg-Dube tumour suppressor gene (FLCN) in familial and sporadic colorectal cancer. Journal of Medical Genetics, 47(6), 385-390. DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2009.073304
Lim, D., Rehal, P., Nahorski, M., Macdonald, F., Claessens, T., Van Geel, M., Gijezen, L., Gille, J., Giraud, S., Richard, S.... (2010) A new locus-specific database (LSDB) for mutations in the folliculin ( ) gene . Human Mutation, 31(1). DOI: 10.1002/humu.21130
Woodward, E., Ricketts, C., Killick, P., Gad, S., Morris, M., Kavalier, F., Hodgson, S., Giraud, S., Bressac-de Paillerets, B., Chapman, C.... (2008) Familial Non-VHL Clear Cell (Conventional) Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Features, Segregation Analysis, and Mutation Analysis of FLCN. Clinical Cancer Research, 14(18), 5925-5930. DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-0608
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Last month, our conference summary highlighted some of the work that is taking place in the field of gene therapy. Currently, many advanced gene therapy systems are derived from viruses, such as the adenovirus and lentivirus. However, these viral vectors … Continue reading →... Read more »
Kim JH, Kononenko A, Erliandri I, Kim TA, Nakano M, Iida Y, Barrett JC, Oshimura M, Masumoto H, Earnshaw WC.... (2011) Human artificial chromosome (HAC) vector with a conditional centromere for correction of genetic deficiencies in human cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(50), 20048-53. PMID: 22123967
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
In our last conference summary, it was noted that a number of clinical trials are underway to find an effective treatment for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). These trials use the mTORC1 inhibitors rapamycin and everolimus to compensate for mutations in … Continue reading →... Read more »
Bissler JJ, McCormack FX, Young LR, Elwing JM, Chuck G, Leonard JM, Schmithorst VJ, Laor T, Brody AS, Bean J.... (2008) Sirolimus for angiomyolipoma in tuberous sclerosis complex or lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The New England journal of medicine, 358(2), 140-51. PMID: 18184959
Dabora SL, Franz DN, Ashwal S, Sagalowsky A, DiMario FJ Jr, Miles D, Cutler D, Krueger D, Uppot RN, Rabenou R.... (2011) Multicenter phase 2 trial of sirolimus for tuberous sclerosis: kidney angiomyolipomas and other tumors regress and VEGF- D levels decrease. PloS one, 6(9). PMID: 21915260
Davies DM, de Vries PJ, Johnson SR, McCartney DL, Cox JA, Serra AL, Watson PC, Howe CJ, Doyle T, Pointon K.... (2011) Sirolimus therapy for angiomyolipoma in tuberous sclerosis and sporadic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a phase 2 trial. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 17(12), 4071-81. PMID: 21525172
Krueger DA, Care MM, Holland K, Agricola K, Tudor C, Mangeshkar P, Wilson KA, Byars A, Sahmoud T, & Franz DN. (2010) Everolimus for subependymal giant-cell astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis. The New England journal of medicine, 363(19), 1801-11. PMID: 21047224
McCormack FX, Inoue Y, Moss J, Singer LG, Strange C, Nakata K, Barker AF, Chapman JT, Brantly ML, Stocks JM.... (2011) Efficacy and safety of sirolimus in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The New England journal of medicine, 364(17), 1595-606. PMID: 21410393
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
This week we highlight the work of Dr Tim Cash, who worked on BHD syndrome as part of his PhD studies in the lab of Professor Celeste Simon at the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania. Dr Cash … Continue reading →... Read more »
Cash TP, Gruber JJ, Hartman TR, Henske EP, & Simon MC. (2011) Loss of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé tumor suppressor results in apoptotic resistance due to aberrant TGFβ-mediated transcription. Oncogene, 30(22), 2534-46. PMID: 21258407
Hartman TR, Nicolas E, Klein-Szanto A, Al-Saleem T, Cash TP, Simon MC, & Henske EP. (2009) The role of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé protein in mTOR activation and renal tumorigenesis. Oncogene, 28(13), 1594-604. PMID: 19234517
Lim TH, Fujikane R, Sano S, Sakagami R, Nakatsu Y, Tsuzuki T, Sekiguchi M, & Hidaka M. (2011) Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase by MAPO1 and FLCN induces apoptosis triggered by alkylated base mismatch in DNA. DNA repair. PMID: 22209521
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
In April, a previous blog post summarised the various conferences we had attended, and how the data presented could be applied to BHD research. More recently, we have reviewed the scientific content and the patient and family sessions of the … Continue reading →... Read more »
Cash TP, Gruber JJ, Hartman TR, Henske EP, & Simon MC. (2011) Loss of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé tumor suppressor results in apoptotic resistance due to aberrant TGFβ-mediated transcription. Oncogene, 30(22), 2534-46. PMID: 21258407
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
The Third BHD Symposium has been discussed a lot in the blog and it is now only 5 days away! Final preparations are underway for the meeting, which will be held in Maastricht, the Netherlands on 11th and 12th May. … Continue reading →... Read more »
Abstracts of the Third Birt-Hogg-Dubé Symposium. Maastricht, The Netherlands. May 11-12th, 2011. (2011) [No authors listed] . Familial cancer. PMID: 21506000
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
It is often the case that frequently occurring mutations can indicate the areas of functional importance within a protein. For example in Ras, a GTPase commonly mutated in cancer, most mutations occur around the GTPase domain, which is critical for … Continue reading →... Read more »
Nahorski MS, Reiman A, Lim DH, Nookala RK, Seabra L, Lu X, Fenton J, Boora U, Nordenskjöld M, Latif F, Hurst LD, Maher ER. (2011) Birt Hogg-Dubé syndrome associated FLCN mutations disrupt protein stability. Human Mutation. DOI: 10.1002/humu.21519
Reuter CW, Morgan MA, & Bergmann L. (2000) Targeting the Ras signaling pathway: a rational, mechanism-based treatment for hematologic malignancies?. Blood, 96(5), 1655-69. PMID: 10961860
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
This month’s lab-profile introduces Dr Richard Harbottle, a Research Fellow at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London. Dr Harbottle heads the Gene Therapy research group at Imperial College and is studying gene therapy as a potential … Continue reading →... Read more »
Wong SP, Argyros O, Coutelle C, & Harbottle RP. (2011) Non-viral S/MAR vectors replicate episomally in vivo when provided with a selective advantage. Gene therapy, 18(1), 82-7. PMID: 20739959
Wong SP, Argyros O, Howe SJ, & Harbottle RP. (2011) Systemic gene transfer of polyethylenimine (PEI)-plasmid DNA complexes to neonatal mice. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 150(3), 298-306. PMID: 21192993
Argyros O, Wong SP, Fedonidis C, Tolmachov O, Waddington SN, Howe SJ, Niceta M, Coutelle C, & Harbottle RP. (2011) Development of S/MAR minicircles for enhanced and persistent transgene expression in the mouse liver. Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 89(5), 515-29. PMID: 21301798
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
As more videos interviews are being uploaded to bhdsyndrome.org, we would like to introduce you to Dr Andrew Tee and his group at the Institute of Medical Genetics at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine. Their main focus involves tuberous sclerosis … Continue reading →... Read more »
Dunlop EA, Dodd KM, Land SC, Davies PA, Martins N, Stuart H, McKee S, Kingswood C, Saggar A, Corderio I.... (2011) Determining the pathogenicity of patient-derived TSC2 mutations by functional characterization and clinical evidence. European journal of human genetics : EJHG. PMID: 21407264
Dunlop EA, Hunt DK, Acosta-Jaquez HA, Fingar DC, & Tee AR. (2011) ULK1 inhibits mTORC1 signaling, promotes multisite Raptor phosphorylation and hinders substrate binding. Autophagy, 7(7). PMID: 21460630
Dunlop EA, & Tee AR. (2009) Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1: signalling inputs, substrates and feedback mechanisms. Cellular signalling, 21(6), 827-35. PMID: 19166929
Land SC, & Tee AR. (2007) Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha is regulated by the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) via an mTOR signaling motif. The Journal of biological chemistry, 282(28), 20534-43. PMID: 17502379
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Recent advances in DNA sequencing have led to the discovery of genes and mutations which drive tumourigenesis. In this blog, we have previously described papers by Varela et al. (2011), Dalgliesh et al. (2011) and Guo et al. (2011) which … Continue reading →... Read more »
Xu X, Hou Y, Yin X, Bao L, Tang A, Song L, Li F, Tsang S, Wu K, Wu H.... (2012) Single-cell exome sequencing reveals single-nucleotide mutation characteristics of a kidney tumor. Cell, 148(5), 886-95. PMID: 22385958
Varela I, Tarpey P, Raine K, Huang D, Ong CK, Stephens P, Davies H, Jones D, Lin ML, Teague J.... (2011) Exome sequencing identifies frequent mutation of the SWI/SNF complex gene PBRM1 in renal carcinoma. Nature, 469(7331), 539-42. PMID: 21248752
Dalgliesh GL, Furge K, Greenman C, Chen L, Bignell G, Butler A, Davies H, Edkins S, Hardy C, Latimer C.... (2010) Systematic sequencing of renal carcinoma reveals inactivation of histone modifying genes. Nature, 463(7279), 360-3. PMID: 20054297
Guo G, Gui Y, Gao S, Tang A, Hu X, Huang Y, Jia W, Li Z, He M, Sun L.... (2011) Frequent mutations of genes encoding ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis pathway components in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Nature genetics, 44(1), 17-9. PMID: 22138691
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Mutations in genes such as FLCN and VHL are implicated in the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, DNA methylation and transcriptional silencing at gene promoters can also be involved, as is the case with RASSF1A, which is rarely … Continue reading →... Read more »
Khoo SK, Kahnoski K, Sugimura J, Petillo D, Chen J, Shockley K, Ludlow J, Knapp R, Giraud S, Richard S.... (2003) Inactivation of BHD in sporadic renal tumors. Cancer research, 63(15), 4583-7. PMID: 12907635
Morris MR, & Maher ER. (2010) Epigenetics of renal cell carcinoma: the path towards new diagnostics and therapeutics. Genome medicine, 2(9), 59. PMID: 20815920
Ricketts CJ, Morris MR, Gentle D, Brown M, Wake N, Woodward ER, Clarke N, Latif F, & Maher ER. (2012) Genome-wide CpG island methylation analysis implicates novel genes in the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma. Epigenetics : official journal of the DNA Methylation Society, 7(3), 278-90. PMID: 22430804
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) regulates processes such as cell proliferation and metabolism, and it has been implicated in tumour growth in several disorders such as VHL and TSC. Preston et al. (2010) demonstrated that HIF-1α activity was increased in FLCN-null … Continue reading →... Read more »
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
Barliya T, Mandel M, Livnat T, Weinberger D, & Lavie G. (2011) Degradation of HIF-1alpha under hypoxia combined with induction of Hsp90 polyubiquitination in cancer cells by hypericin: a unique cancer therapy. PloS one, 6(9). PMID: 21949677
Blank M, Mandel M, Keisari Y, Meruelo D, & Lavie G. (2003) Enhanced ubiquitinylation of heat shock protein 90 as a potential mechanism for mitotic cell death in cancer cells induced with hypericin. Cancer research, 63(23), 8241-7. PMID: 14678981
Kong X, Lin Z, Liang D, Fath D, Sang N, & Caro J. (2006) Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce VHL and ubiquitin-independent proteasomal degradation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha. Molecular and cellular biology, 26(6), 2019-28. PMID: 16507982
Isaacs JS, Jung YJ, Mimnaugh EG, Martinez A, Cuttitta F, & Neckers LM. (2002) Hsp90 regulates a von Hippel Lindau-independent hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha-degradative pathway. The Journal of biological chemistry, 277(33), 29936-44. PMID: 12052835
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF) regulates key processes within the cell and its dysregulation is involved in the development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including those associated with VHL, HLRCC, TSC and also BHD syndrome. HIF is a potential therapeutic target … Continue reading →... Read more »
Schietke RE, Hackenbeck T, Tran M, Günther R, Klanke B, Warnecke CL, Knaup KX, Shukla D, Rosenberger C, Koesters R.... (2012) Renal Tubular HIF-2α Expression Requires VHL Inactivation and Causes Fibrosis and Cysts. PloS one, 7(1). PMID: 22299048
Rosenberger C, Mandriota S, Jürgensen JS, Wiesener MS, Hörstrup JH, Frei U, Ratcliffe PJ, Maxwell PH, Bachmann S, & Eckardt KU. (2002) Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and -2alpha in hypoxic and ischemic rat kidneys. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 13(7), 1721-32. PMID: 12089367
Adam J, Hatipoglu E, O'Flaherty L, Ternette N, Sahgal N, Lockstone H, Baban D, Nye E, Stamp GW, Wolhuter K.... (2011) Renal cyst formation in Fh1-deficient mice is independent of the Hif/Phd pathway: roles for fumarate in KEAP1 succination and Nrf2 signaling. Cancer cell, 20(4), 524-37. PMID: 22014577
Ooi A, Wong JC, Petillo D, Roossien D, Perrier-Trudova V, Whitten D, Min BW, Tan MH, Zhang Z, Yang XJ.... (2011) An antioxidant response phenotype shared between hereditary and sporadic type 2 papillary renal cell carcinoma. Cancer cell, 20(4), 511-23. PMID: 22014576
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
Raval RR, Lau KW, Tran MG, Sowter HM, Mandriota SJ, Li JL, Pugh CW, Maxwell PH, Harris AL, & Ratcliffe PJ. (2005) Contrasting properties of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and HIF-2 in von Hippel-Lindau-associated renal cell carcinoma. Molecular and cellular biology, 25(13), 5675-86. PMID: 15964822
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
In last week’s blog, the role of FLCN in inhibiting rRNA synthesis was discussed. This week’s blog discusses a related study by Mekhail et al. (2006) that found rRNA synthesis can also be inhibited by nucleolar VHL. The authors demonstrated … Continue reading →... Read more »
Baba M, Hong SB, Sharma N, Warren MB, Nickerson ML, Iwamatsu A, Esposito D, Gillette WK, Hopkins RF 3rd, Hartley JL.... (2006) Folliculin encoded by the BHD gene interacts with a binding protein, FNIP1, and AMPK, and is involved in AMPK and mTOR signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(42), 15552-7. PMID: 17028174
Gaur K, Li J, Wang D, Dutta P, Yan SJ, Tsurumi A, Land H, Wu G, & Li WX. (2012) The Birt-Hogg-Dube tumor suppressor Folliculin negatively regulates ribosomal RNA synthesis. Human molecular genetics. PMID: 23077212
Mekhail K, Gunaratnam L, Bonicalzi ME, & Lee S. (2004) HIF activation by pH-dependent nucleolar sequestration of VHL. Nature cell biology, 6(7), 642-7. PMID: 15181450
Mekhail K, Rivero-Lopez L, Khacho M, & Lee S. (2006) Restriction of rRNA synthesis by VHL maintains energy equilibrium under hypoxia. Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 5(20), 2401-13. PMID: 17102617
Thomas G. (2000) An encore for ribosome biogenesis in the control of cell proliferation. Nature cell biology, 2(5). PMID: 10806485
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
DNA repair proteins appear to play a significant role in both the development and progression of renal cell carcinoma, as has been discussed in earlier blog posts from 2010 and 2011. These proteins are responsible for repairing DNA lesions caused … Continue reading →... Read more »
Komori K, Takagi Y, Sanada M, Lim TH, Nakatsu Y, Tsuzuki T, Sekiguchi M, & Hidaka M. (2009) A novel protein, MAPO1, that functions in apoptosis triggered by O6-methylguanine mispair in DNA. Oncogene, 28(8), 1142-50. PMID: 19137017
Lim TH, Fujikane R, Sano S, Sakagami R, Nakatsu Y, Tsuzuki T, Sekiguchi M, & Hidaka M. (2011) Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase by MAPO1 and FLCN induces apoptosis triggered by alkylated base mismatch in DNA. DNA repair. PMID: 22209521
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Mutations in Fumarate Hydratase (FH) cause HLRCC, a kidney cancer syndrome related to BHD. FH is an enzyme involved in the TCA cycle and its deficiency results in the accumulation of fumarate within the cell. This accumulation leads to increased … Continue reading →... Read more »
Tong WH, Sourbier C, Kovtunovych G, Jeong SY, Vira M, Ghosh M, Romero VV, Sougrat R, Vaulont S, Viollet B.... (2011) The Glycolytic Shift in Fumarate-Hydratase-Deficient Kidney Cancer Lowers AMPK Levels, Increases Anabolic Propensities and Lowers Cellular Iron Levels. Cancer cell, 20(3), 315-27. PMID: 21907923
Frezza C, Zheng L, Folger O, Rajagopalan KN, MacKenzie ED, Jerby L, Micaroni M, Chaneton B, Adam J, Hedley A.... (2011) Haem oxygenase is synthetically lethal with the tumour suppressor fumarate hydratase. Nature, 477(7363), 225-8. PMID: 21849978
Preston RS, Philp A, Claessens T, Gijezen L, Dydensborg AB, Dunlop EA, Harper KT, Brinkhuizen T, Menko FH, Davies DM.... (2011) Absence of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene product is associated with increased hypoxia-inducible factor transcriptional activity and a loss of metabolic flexibility. Oncogene, 30(10), 1159-73. PMID: 21057536
by Lizzie Perdeaux in BHD Research Blog
Last week, the Third BHD Symposium was held in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The two-day meeting was a huge success, bringing together over 80 BHD researchers, clinicians and patients from all over the world. Up-to-date research was presented and scientists had … Continue reading →... Read more »
Abstracts of the Third Birt-Hogg-Dubé Symposium. Maastricht, The Netherlands. May 11-12th, 2011. (2011) [No authors listed] . Familial cancer. PMID: 21506000
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