BRCA1 and Breast Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies
Xiaoyu Fu, Wei Phin Tan, Qibin Song, Huadong Pei, Juanjuan Li
Abstract
Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 ( BRCA1 ) is a tumor suppressor gene, which is mainly involved in the repair of DNA damage, cell cycle regulation, maintenance of genome stability, and other important physiological processes. Mutations or defects in the BRCA1 gene significantly increase the risk of breast, ovarian, prostate, and other cancers in carriers. In this review, we summarized the molecular functions and regulation of BRCA1 and discussed recent insights into the detection and treatment of BRCA1 mutated breast cancer.
Topics & Concepts
Breast cancerDNA repairCancer researchCancerDNA damageBiologyProstate cancerGeneTumor suppressor geneGenome instabilityOvarian cancerCell cycleBioinformaticsMedicineGeneticsDNACarcinogenesisBRCA gene mutations in cancerCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research