@article{MartratMaxwellTominagaetal.2011,
  author    = {Martrat, Griselda and Maxwell, Christopher A. and Tominaga, Emiko and Porta-de-la-Riva, Montserrat and Bonifaci, N{\´u}ria and G{\´o}mez-Bald{\´o}, Laia and Bogliolo, Massimo and L{\´a}zaro, Conxi and Blanco, Ignacio and Brunet, Joan and Neveling, Kornelia and et al,},
  title     = {Exploring the link between MORF4L1 and risk of breast cancer},
  series = {Breast Cancer Research},
  volume    = {13},
  journal   = {Breast Cancer Research},
  number    = {R40},
  doi       = {10.1186/bcr2862},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-169119},
  pages     = {1-14},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Introduction: Proteins encoded by Fanconi anemia (FA) and/or breast cancer (BrCa) susceptibility genes cooperate in a common DNA damage repair signaling pathway. To gain deeper insight into this pathway and its influence on cancer risk, we searched for novel components through protein physical interaction screens. Methods: Protein physical interactions were screened using the yeast two-hybrid system. Co-affinity purifications and endogenous co-immunoprecipitation assays were performed to corroborate interactions. Biochemical and functional assays in human, mouse and Caenorhabditis elegans models were carried out to characterize pathway components. Thirteen FANCD2-monoubiquitinylation-positive FA cell lines excluded for genetic defects in the downstream pathway components and 300 familial BrCa patients negative for BRCA1/2 mutations were analyzed for genetic mutations. Common genetic variants were genotyped in 9,573 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers for associations with BrCa risk. Results: A previously identified co-purifying protein with PALB2 was identified, MRG15 (MORF4L1 gene). Results in human, mouse and C. elegans models delineate molecular and functional relationships with BRCA2, PALB2, RAD51 and RPA1 that suggest a role for MRG15 in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Mrg15-deficient murine embryonic fibroblasts showed moderate sensitivity to g-irradiation relative to controls and reduced formation of Rad51 nuclear foci. Examination of mutants of MRG15 and BRCA2 C. elegans orthologs revealed phenocopy by accumulation of RPA-1 (human RPA1) nuclear foci and aberrant chromosomal compactions in meiotic cells. However, no alterations or mutations were identified for MRG15/MORF4L1 in unclassified FA patients and BrCa familial cases. Finally, no significant associations between common MORF4L1 variants and BrCa risk for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers were identified: rs7164529, Ptrend = 0.45 and 0.05, P2df = 0.51 and 0.14, respectively; and rs10519219, Ptrend = 0.92 and 0.72, P2df = 0.76 and 0.07, respectively. Conclusions: While the present study expands on the role of MRG15 in the control of genomic stability, weak associations cannot be ruled out for potential low-penetrance variants at MORF4L1 and BrCa risk among BRCA2 mutation carriers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Frietsch2011,
  author    = {Frietsch, Jochen},
  title     = {Genetische Untersuchungen zur Amplifikation des Gens lasp-1 sowie statistische Auswertung der Auswirkungen der Proteinlokalisation auf das Langzeit{\"u}berleben},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-54262},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Brustkrebs ist gegenw{\"a}rtig die h{\"a}ufigste b{\"o}sartige Erkrankung der Frau weltweit und verantwortlich f{\"u}r 15 \% der Krebs¬todes-ursachen in der westlichen Welt. Maligne Erkrankungen in metastasierten Stadien gelten generell als unheilbar mit einem medianen {\"U}berleben von wenigen Jahren. Das LIM und SH3 Dom{\"a}nen Protein (LASP-1) ist ein spezielles fokales Ad¬h{\"a}¬sions-protein, das an den Vorg{\"a}ngen der Zellproliferation und -migration beteiligt ist. Der Knockdown von LASP-1 in metastatischen Brust- und Eier¬stock¬krebs-zelllinien f{\"u}hrt zu einer starken Hemmung der Zellmigration und -proliferation. Um¬ge-kehrt kommt es nach {\"U}berexpression des Proteins in nicht neoplastischen Zellen zu einer erh{\"o}hten Migration. Bei den von uns untersuchten Patientinnen mit Brust- oder Eierstockkrebs korreliert die {\"U}berexpression des Proteins mit fortgeschrittener Tumor-gr{\"o}ße und Lymphknoten-Metastasierung. Die genetische Analyse von 63 mikrodissektierten histologischen Brust-krebs-Schnittpr{\"a}paraten mit anschließender qRT PCR auf LASP-1 ergab (mit nur einer positiven Probe; 1,6 \%) allerdings keine Amplifikation des Gens. Es scheint, dass die LASP 1 Protein{\"u}berexpression als aktiver Prozess in der Tumorgenese aufgefasst werden kann und in der Mehrheit der Brustkrebsf{\"a}lle bevorzugt durch trans¬krip-tionelle Regulation als durch Gen¬amplifi¬ka-tion hervorgerufen wird. LASP-1 ist nicht ausschließlich ein zytosolisch lokalisiertes Protein, sondern in malignen Zellen außerdem im Zellkern nachweisbar. In einer Langzeitstudie (Januar 1985 - Dezember 2007) wurde anhand anti-LASP-1 gef{\"a}rbter histologischer Schnittpr{\"a}parate die LASP Expression bestimmt und mit dem Patienten-{\"U}berleben korreliert. Patientinnen mit nukle{\"a}rer LASP-1-Lokalisation zeigen, im Vergleich zu nukle{\"a}r-LASP-1 negativen Schnitten, ein signifikant (p = 0,0250) reduziertes Langzeit{\"u}berleben. Mit diesen Ergebnissen lassen sich zuk{\"u}nftig vielleicht prognostische Aussagen {\"u}ber die Auswirkungen der LASP-1-Expression f{\"u}r den einzelnen Patienten treffen.},
  subject      = {Brustkrebs},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{vanOorschotBeckmannSchulzeetal.2011,
  author    = {van Oorschot, Birgitt and Beckmann, Gabriele and Schulze, Wolfgang and Rades, Dirk and Feyer, Petra},
  title     = {Radiotherapeutic options for symptom control in breast cancer},
  series = {Breast Care},
  volume    = {6},
  journal   = {Breast Care},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {1661-3791},
  doi       = {10.1159/000324564},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-199105},
  pages     = {14-19},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {The majority of breast cancer patients will require radiation therapy at some time during the course of their disease. An estimated 30-50\% of all radiation treatments are of palliative nature, either to alleviate symptoms or prophylactic to prevent deterioration of quality of life due to locally progressive disease. Radiotherapy is a locally effective tool, and typically causes no systemic and mostly mild acute side effects. The following article provides an overview of options and decision-making in palliative radiotherapy for symptom control.},
  language  = {en}
}