Estrogen (E2) is crucial for the development of breast cancer caused by BRCA1 mutation, and can increase the DNA damage in BRCA1-deficient cells. However, the mechanisms through which BRCA1 deficiency and E2 synergistically induce DNA damage remains unclear. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of DNA damage in E2-treated BRCA1-deficient cells. We detected DNA lesions in the vicinity of genes that are transcriptionally activated by estrogen receptor-α (ER). Loss of BRCA1 altered chromatin binding by ER, which significantly affected the distribution of DNA damage. Moreover, these changes were associated with the established mutations in BRCA1-mutant breast cancer. Taken together, our findings reveal a new mechanism underlying the DNA damage in breast cancer cells that is synergistically induced by BRCA1 deficiency and E2.
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