DNA helicases involved in DNA repair and their roles in cancer

RM Brosh Jr - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Helicases have major roles in genome maintenance by unwinding structured nucleic acids.
Their prominence is marked by various cancers and genetic disorders that are linked to …

Replication of G quadruplex DNA

LK Lerner, JE Sale - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
A cursory look at any textbook image of DNA replication might suggest that the complex
machine that is the replisome runs smoothly along the chromosomal DNA. However, many …

[HTML][HTML] Biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron–sulfur proteins and their role in genome stability

VD Paul, R Lill - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are versatile protein cofactors that require numerous
components for their synthesis and insertion into apoproteins. In eukaryotes, maturation of …

Germline mutations of regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1, RTEL1, in Dyskeratosis congenita

BJ Ballew, M Yeager, K Jacobs, N Giri, J Boland… - Human genetics, 2013 - Springer
Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited bone marrow failure and cancer predisposition
syndrome caused by aberrant telomere biology. The classic triad of dysplastic nails …

Constitutional mutations in RTEL1 cause severe dyskeratosis congenita

AJ Walne, T Vulliamy, M Kirwan, V Plagnol… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and its phenotypically severe variant, Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson
syndrome (HHS), are multisystem bone-marrow-failure syndromes in which the principal …

RTEL1 is a replisome-associated helicase that promotes telomere and genome-wide replication

JB Vannier, S Sandhu, MIR Petalcorin, X Wu, Z Nabi… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Regulator of telomere length 1 (RTEL1) is an essential DNA helicase that disassembles
telomere loops (T loops) and suppresses telomere fragility to maintain the integrity of …

TRF2 recruits RTEL1 to telomeres in S phase to promote t-loop unwinding

G Sarek, JB Vannier, S Panier, JHJ Petrini, SJ Boulton - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
The helicase RTEL1 promotes t-loop unwinding and suppresses telomere fragility to
maintain the integrity of vertebrate telomeres. An interaction between RTEL1 and PCNA is …

The many faces of the helicase RTEL1 at telomeres and beyond

N Hourvitz, A Awad, Y Tzfati - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Regulator of telomere elongation 1 (RTEL1) is known as a DNA helicase that is important for
telomeres and genome integrity. However, the diverse phenotypes of RTEL1 dysfunction …

Replicating through telomeres: a means to an end

P Martínez, MA Blasco - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Proper replication of the telomeric DNA at chromosome ends is critical for preserving
genome integrity. Yet, telomeres present challenges for the replication machinery, such as …

PRMT5 modulates splicing for genome integrity and preserves proteostasis of hematopoietic stem cells

DQ Tan, Y Li, C Yang, J Li, SH Tan, DWL Chin… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Summary Protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) is essential for hematopoiesis,
while PRMT5 inhibition remains a promising therapeutic strategy against various cancers …