DNA polymerases and cancer

SS Lange, K Takata, RD Wood - Nature reviews cancer, 2011 - nature.com
There are 15 different DNA polymerases encoded in mammalian genomes, which are
specialized for replication, repair or the tolerance of DNA damage. New evidence is …

Eukaryotic translesion polymerases and their roles and regulation in DNA damage tolerance

LS Waters, BK Minesinger, ME Wiltrout… - Microbiology and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY DNA repair and DNA damage tolerance machineries are crucial to overcome
the vast array of DNA damage that a cell encounters during its lifetime. In this review, we …

Translesion synthesis: insights into the selection and switching of DNA polymerases

L Zhao, MT Washington - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
DNA replication is constantly challenged by DNA lesions, noncanonical DNA structures and
difficult-to-replicate DNA sequences. Two major strategies to rescue a stalled replication fork …

Roles of DNA polymerases in replication, repair, and recombination in eukaryotes

YI Pavlov, PV Shcherbakova, IB Rogozin - International review of cytology, 2006 - Elsevier
The functioning of the eukaryotic genome depends on efficient and accurate DNA replication
and repair. The process of replication is complicated by the ongoing decomposition of DNA …

Participation of DNA Polymerase ζ in Replication of Undamaged DNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

MR Northam, HA Robinson, OV Kochenova… - Genetics, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Translesion synthesis DNA polymerases contribute to DNA damage tolerance by mediating
replication of damaged templates. Due to the low fidelity of these enzymes, lesion bypass is …

Translesion synthesis in mammalian cells

AR Lehmann - Experimental cell research, 2006 - Elsevier
DNA damage blocks the progression of the replication fork. In order to circumvent the
damaged bases, cells employ specialized low stringency DNA polymerases, which are able …

Predominant role of DNA polymerase eta and p53-dependent translesion synthesis in the survival of ultraviolet-irradiated human cells

LK Lerner, G Francisco, DT Soltys… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Genome lesions trigger biological responses that help cells manage damaged DNA,
improving cell survival. Pol eta is a translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerase that bypasses …

The accurate bypass of pyrimidine dimers by DNA polymerase eta contributes to ultraviolet-induced mutagenesis

CFM Menck, RS Galhardo, A Quinet - Mutation Research-Fundamental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) patients are mutated in the POLH gene,
responsible for encoding the translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerase eta (Pol eta) …

Dysregulation of DNA polymerase κ recruitment to replication forks results in genomic instability

MJK Jones, L Colnaghi, TT Huang - The EMBO journal, 2012 - embopress.org
Translesion synthesis polymerases (TLS Pols) are required to tolerate DNA lesions that
would otherwise cause replication arrest and cell death. Aberrant expression of these …

High-resolution characterization of CPD hotspot formation in human fibroblasts

AG Zavala, RT Morris, JJ Wyrick… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Repair of DNA lesions must occur within the chromatin landscape and is associated with
alterations in histone modifications and nucleosome rearrangement. To directly associate …