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Alan Ashworth

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  589
Citations -  82138

Alan Ashworth is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 134, co-authored 578 publications receiving 72089 citations. Previous affiliations of Alan Ashworth include Imperial College London & Papworth Hospital.

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Targeting the DNA repair defect in BRCA mutant cells as a therapeutic strategy

TL;DR: BRCA1 or BRCA2 dysfunction unexpectedly and profoundly sensitizes cells to the inhibition of PARP enzymatic activity, resulting in chromosomal instability, cell cycle arrest and subsequent apoptosis, illustrating how different pathways cooperate to repair damage.
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A SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map reveals targets for drug repurposing.

David E. Gordon, +128 more
- 30 Apr 2020 - 
TL;DR: A human–SARS-CoV-2 protein interaction map highlights cellular processes that are hijacked by the virus and that can be targeted by existing drugs, including inhibitors of mRNA translation and predicted regulators of the sigma receptors.
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PARP inhibitors: Synthetic lethality in the clinic

TL;DR: Current knowledge of PARP inhibitors and potential ways to maximize their clinical effectiveness are discussed, and interesting lessons for the development of other therapies are provided.