The importance of DNAPKcs for blunt DNA end joining is magnified when XLF is weakened

M Cisneros-Aguirre, FW Lopezcolorado, LJ Tsai… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Canonical non-homologous end joining (C-NHEJ) factors can assemble into a long-range
(LR) complex with DNA ends relatively far apart that contains DNAPKcs, XLF, XRCC4, LIG4 …

An intrinsically disordered APLF links Ku, DNA-PKcs, and XRCC4-DNA ligase IV in an extended flexible non-homologous end joining complex

M Hammel, Y Yu, SK Radhakrishnan, C Chokshi… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) in human
cells is initiated by Ku heterodimer binding to a DSB, followed by recruitment of core NHEJ …

[HTML][HTML] Functional significance of the interaction with Ku in DNA double-strand break recognition of XLF

K Yano, K Morotomi-Yano, KJ Lee, DJ Chen - FEBS letters, 2011 - Elsevier
Ku heterodimer is essential for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by non-
homologous end-joining (NHEJ). Ku recruits XLF, also known as Cernunnos, to DSBs. Here …

Non‐homologous end joining: common interaction sites and exchange of multiple factors in the DNA repair process

SL Rulten, GJ Grundy - Bioessays, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐homologous end‐joining (NHEJ) is the dominant means of repairing chromosomal
DNA double strand breaks (DSBs), and is essential in human cells. Fifteen or more proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Structural biology of DNA repair: spatial organisation of the multicomponent complexes of nonhomologous end joining

T Ochi, BL Sibanda, Q Wu, DY Chirgadze… - Journal of nucleic …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) plays a major role in double-strand break DNA repair,
which involves a series of steps mediated by multiprotein complexes. A ring-shaped …

Different DNA end configurations dictate which NHEJ components are most important for joining efficiency

HHY Chang, G Watanabe, CA Gerodimos… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
The nonhomologous DNA end-joining (NHEJ) pathway is a key mechanism for repairing
dsDNA breaks that occur often in eukaryotic cells. In the simplest model, these breaks are …

APLF promotes the assembly and activity of non‐homologous end joining protein complexes

GJ Grundy, SL Rulten, Z Zeng… - The EMBO …, 2013 - embopress.org
Non‐homologous end joining (NHEJ) is critical for the maintenance of genetic integrity and
DNA double‐strand break (DSB) repair. NHEJ is regulated by a series of interactions …

Role and regulation of human XRCC4‐like factor/cernunnos

K Dahm - Journal of cellular biochemistry, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In mammalian cells, non‐homologous end joining (NHEJ) is the major double strand break
(DSB) repair mechanism during the G1 phase of the cell cycle. It also contributes to DSB …

Functional redundancy between the XLF and DNA-PKcs DNA repair factors in V (D) J recombination and nonhomologous DNA end joining

V Oksenych, V Kumar, X Liu, C Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Classical nonhomologous end joining (C-NHEJ) is a major mammalian DNA double-strand
break (DSB) repair pathway that is required for assembly of antigen receptor variable region …

[PDF][PDF] Cryo-EM of NHEJ supercomplexes provides insights into DNA repair

AK Chaplin, SW Hardwick, AK Stavridi, CJ Buehl… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) is one of two critical mechanisms utilized in humans to
repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Unrepaired or incorrect repair of DSBs can lead to …