G-quadruplexes are a source of vulnerability in BRCA2 deficient granule cell progenitors and medulloblastoma
Danielle Keahi, Mathijs Arnoud Sanders, Matthew Robert Paul, A. L. H. Webster, Yin Fang, Tom F. Wiley, Samer Shalaby, Thomas S. Carroll, Settara C. Chandrasekharappa, Carolina Sandoval-Garcia, Margaret L. MacMillan, John E. Wagner, Mary E. Hatten, Agata Smogorzewska
This study identifies G-quadruplexes as a source of genome instability in BRCA2-deficient granule cell progenitors and medulloblastoma, suggesting PIF1 helicase as a therapeutic target.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Aug 25, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology