[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms and regulation of replication fork reversal

MB Adolph, D Cortez - DNA repair, 2024 - Elsevier
DNA replication is remarkably accurate with estimates of only a handful of mutations per
human genome per cell division cycle. Replication stress caused by DNA lesions …

RAD51AP1 regulates ALT-HDR through chromatin-directed homeostasis of TERRA

N Kaminski, AR Wondisford, Y Kwon, ML Lynskey… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
Alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) is a homology-directed repair (HDR) mechanism
of telomere elongation that controls proliferation in subsets of aggressive cancer. Recent …

Insights into the control of RAD51 nucleoprotein filament dynamics from single-molecule studies

F Morati, M Modesti - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Genomic integrity depends on the RecA/RAD51 protein family. Discovered over five
decades ago with the founder bacterial RecA protein, eukaryotic RAD51 is an ATP …

DSS1 restrains BRCA2's engagement with dsDNA for homologous recombination, replication fork protection, and R-loop homeostasis

Y Huang, W Li, T Foo, JH Ji, B Wu, N Tomimatsu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract DSS1, essential for BRCA2-RAD51 dependent homologous recombination (HR),
associates with the helical domain (HD) and OB fold 1 (OB1) of the BRCA2 DSS1/DNA …

Characterization and organization of telomeric-linked helicase (TLH) gene families in Fusarium oxysporum

S Salimi, MF Abdi, M Rahnama - Current Genetics, 2024 - Springer
Telomere-linked RecQ helicase (tlh) genes have been reported in several fungi and a
choanoflagellate in the regions adjacent to the terminal telomere repeats. In this study, we …

Srs2 and Pif1 as model systems for understanding Sf1a and Sf1b helicase structure and function

A Meir, EC Greene - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Helicases are enzymes that convert the chemical energy stored in ATP into mechanical
work, allowing them to move along and manipulate nucleic acids. The helicase superfamily …

Mechanistic insights from single-molecule studies of repair of double strand breaks

M Kong, EC Greene - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) are among some of the most deleterious forms of DNA
damage. Left unrepaired, they are detrimental to genome stability, leading to high risk of …

Understanding the Human RECQ5 Helicase—Connecting the Dots from DNA to Clinics

C Mo, Y Shiozaki, K Omabe, Y Liu - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
RECQ5, a member of the conserved RECQ helicase family, is the sole human RECQ
homolog that has not been linked to a hereditary developmental syndrome. Nonetheless …

The role of bivalent ions in the regulation of D-loop extension mediated by DMC1 during meiotic recombination

V Altmannova, M Spirek, L Orlic, A Jēkabsons… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
During meiosis, programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by
homologous recombination. DMC1, a conserved recombinase, plays a central role in this …

RAD51 separation of function mutation disables replication fork maintenance but preserves DSB repair

MY Son, O Belan, M Spirek, J Cibulka, F Nikulenkov… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Homologous recombination (HR) protects replication forks (RFs) and repairs DNA double-
strand breaks (DSBs). Within HR, BRCA2 regulates RAD51 via two interaction regions: the …