Oncogene-induced DNA damage: Cyclic AMP steps into the ring Editorial


Authors: Fagin, J. A.; Petrini, J. H.
Title: Oncogene-induced DNA damage: Cyclic AMP steps into the ring
Abstract: Growth hormone–secreting (GH-secreting) pituitary tumors are driven by oncogenes that induce cAMP signaling. In this issue of the JCI, Ben-Shlomo et al. performed a whole-exome study of pituitary adenomas. GH-secreting tumors had a high frequency of whole chromosome or chromosome arm copy number alterations and were associated with an increase in the tumor protein p53 and the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21WAF1/CIP1, which are findings consistent with induction of a response to DNA damage. Further, treatment of mouse pituitary cells with cAMP pathway agonists in vitro and in vivo elicited biomarkers of DNA replication stress or double-strand breaks. The findings of Ben Shlomo et al. indicate that oncoproteins that drive constitutively high cAMP signaling pathway output in susceptible cell types can elicit DNA replication stress and may promote genomic instability. Copyright: © 2020, American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Investigation
Volume: 130
Issue: 11
ISSN: 0021-9738
Publisher: American Society for Clinical Investigation  
Date Published: 2020-11-02
Start Page: 5668
End Page: 5670
Language: English
DOI: 10.1172/jci142237
PUBMED: 32986019
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC7598063
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Notes: Review -- Export Date: 1 December 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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