[HTML][HTML] Combining PARP with ATR inhibition overcomes PARP inhibitor and platinum resistance in ovarian cancer models

…, N Johnson, RB Scharpf, GB Mills, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Ovarian cancer (OVCA) inevitably acquires resistance to platinum chemotherapy and PARP
inhibitors (PARPi). We show that acquisition of PARPi-resistance is accompanied by …

Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase activity in ARID1A-mutated cancers

…, IM Shih, JR Conejo-Garcia, DW Speicher, R Zhang - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
The gene encoding ARID1A, a chromatin remodeler, shows one of the highest mutation rates
across many cancer types. Notably, ARID1A is mutated in over 50% of ovarian clear cell …

[HTML][HTML] Formation of MacroH2A-containing senescence-associated heterochromatin foci and senescence driven by ASF1a and HIRA

R Zhang, MV Poustovoitov, X Ye, HA Santos, W Chen… - Developmental cell, 2005 - cell.com
In senescent cells, specialized domains of transcriptionally silent senescence-associated
heterochromatic foci (SAHF), containing heterochromatin proteins such as HP1, are thought to …

[PDF][PDF] BET bromodomain inhibition synergizes with PARP inhibitor in epithelial ovarian cancer

…, D Speicher, D Khabele, BG Bitler, R Zhang - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
PARP inhibition is known to be an effective clinical strategy in BRCA mutant cancers, but PARP
inhibition has not been applied to BRCA-proficient tumors. Here, we show the synergy of …

sFRP2 in the aged microenvironment drives melanoma metastasis and therapy resistance

…, ZA Cooper, MT Tetzlaff, C Hudgens, KM Aird, R Zhang… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Cancer is a disease of ageing. Clinically, aged cancer patients tend to have a poorer prognosis
than young. This may be due to accumulated cellular damage, decreases in adaptive …

[PDF][PDF] BET bromodomain inhibition promotes anti-tumor immunity by suppressing PD-L1 expression

…, JE Bradner, JR Conejo-Garcia, R Zhang - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Restoration of anti-tumor immunity by blocking PD-L1 signaling through the use of antibodies
has proven to be beneficial in cancer therapy. Here, we show that BET bromodomain …

ARID1A-mutated ovarian cancers depend on HDAC6 activity

…, KR Cho, DW Christianson, R Zhang - Nature cell …, 2017 - nature.com
ARID1A, encoding a subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodelling complex, is the most
frequently mutated epigenetic regulator across all human cancers. ARID1A and TP53 …

Molecular dissection of formation of senescence-associated heterochromatin foci

R Zhang, W Chen, PD Adams - Molecular and cellular biology, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Senescence is characterized by an irreversible cell proliferation arrest. Specialized domains
of facultative heterochromatin, called senescence-associated heterochromatin foci (SAHF), …

[PDF][PDF] Microbially driven TLR5-dependent signaling governs distal malignant progression through tumor-promoting inflammation

…, JM Nguyen, MG Cadungog, R Zhang… - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
The dominant TLR5 R392X polymorphism abrogates flagellin responses in >7% of humans.
We report that TLR5-dependent commensal bacteria drive malignant progression at …

[PDF][PDF] Suppression of nucleotide metabolism underlies the establishment and maintenance of oncogene-induced senescence

KM Aird, G Zhang, H Li, Z Tu, BG Bitler, A Garipov… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
Oncogene-induced senescence is characterized by a stable cell growth arrest, thus
providing a tumor suppression mechanism. However, the underlying mechanisms for this …