ATM signalling and cancer

CA Cremona, A Behrens - Oncogene, 2014 - nature.com
CA Cremona, A Behrens
Oncogene, 2014nature.com
ATM, the protein kinase mutated in the rare human disease ataxia telangiectasia (AT), has
been the focus of intense scrutiny over the past two decades. Initially this was because of the
unusual radiosensitive phenotype of cells from AT patients, and latterly because
investigating ATM signalling has yielded valuable insights into the DNA damage response,
redox signalling and cancer. With the recent explosion in genomic data, ATM alterations
have been revealed both in the germline as a predisposing factor for cancer and as somatic …
Abstract
ATM, the protein kinase mutated in the rare human disease ataxia telangiectasia (AT), has been the focus of intense scrutiny over the past two decades. Initially this was because of the unusual radiosensitive phenotype of cells from AT patients, and latterly because investigating ATM signalling has yielded valuable insights into the DNA damage response, redox signalling and cancer. With the recent explosion in genomic data, ATM alterations have been revealed both in the germline as a predisposing factor for cancer and as somatic changes in tumours themselves. Here we review these findings, as well as advances in the understanding of ATM signalling mechanisms in cancer and ATM inhibition as a strategy for cancer treatment.
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