RAD54L2-mediated DNA damage avoidance pathway specifically preserves genome integrity in response to topoisomerase 2 poisons

H Zhang, Y Xiong, Y Sun, JM Park, D Su, X Feng… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Type II topoisomerases (TOP2) form transient TOP2 cleavage complexes (TOP2ccs) during
their catalytic cycle to relieve topological stress. TOP2ccs are covalently linked TOP2-DNA …

ISW1a modulates cohesin distribution in centromeric and pericentromeric regions

I Litwin, M Nowicka, K Markowska… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cohesin is a highly conserved, multiprotein complex whose canonical function is to hold
sister chromatids together to ensure accurate chromosome segregation. Cohesin …

Replication stress response in fission yeast differentially depends on maintaining proper levels of Srs2 helicase and Rrp1, Rrp2 DNA translocases

G Baranowska, D Misiorna, W Białek, K Kramarz… - PLOS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Homologous recombination is a key process that governs the stability of eukaryotic
genomes during DNA replication and repair. Multiple auxiliary factors regulate the choice of …