Sources of DNA double-strand breaks and models of recombinational DNA repair

A Mehta, JE Haber - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
DNA is subject to many endogenous and exogenous insults that impair DNA replication and
proper chromosome segregation. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most …

The role of nitric oxide in cancer: master regulator or NOt?

FH Khan, E Dervan, DD Bhattacharyya… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a key player in both the development and suppression of tumourigenesis
depending on the source and concentration of NO. In this review, we discuss the …

DNA double-strand break repair pathway regulates PD-L1 expression in cancer cells

H Sato, A Niimi, T Yasuhara, TBM Permata… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that exogenous cellular stress induces PD-L1 upregulation
in cancer. A DNA double-strand break (DSB) is the most critical type of genotoxic stress, but …

Metabolic regulation of homologous recombination repair by MRE11 lactylation

Y Chen, J Wu, L Zhai, T Zhang, H Yin, H Gao, F Zhao… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Lactylation is a lactate-induced post-translational modification best known for its roles in
epigenetic regulation. Herein, we demonstrate that MRE11, a crucial homologous …

DNA-PK: a dynamic enzyme in a versatile DSB repair pathway

AJ Davis, BPC Chen, DJ Chen - DNA repair, 2014 - Elsevier
DNA double stranded breaks (DSBs) are the most cytoxic DNA lesion as the inability to
properly repair them can lead to genomic instability and tumorigenesis. The prominent DSB …

53BP1, BRCA1, and the choice between recombination and end joining at DNA double-strand breaks

JM Daley, P Sung - Molecular and cellular biology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
When DNA double-strand breaks occur, the cell cycle stage has a major influence on the
choice of the repair pathway employed. Specifically, nonhomologous end joining is the …

Recognition, signaling, and repair of DNA double-strand breaks produced by ionizing radiation in mammalian cells: the molecular choreography

LH Thompson - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The faithful maintenance of chromosome continuity in human cells during DNA replication
and repair is critical for preventing the conversion of normal diploid cells to an oncogenic …

[HTML][HTML] The multifaceted roles of Ku70/80

S Zahid, M Seif El Dahan, F Iehl… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are accidental lesions generated by various endogenous
or exogenous stresses. DSBs are also genetically programmed events during the V (D) J …

Coordinated nuclease activities counteract Ku at single-ended DNA double-strand breaks

P Chanut, S Britton, J Coates, SP Jackson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Repair of single-ended DNA double-strand breaks (seDSBs) by homologous recombination
(HR) requires the generation of a 3′ single-strand DNA overhang by exonuclease activities …

Mechanisms of telomere loss and their consequences for chromosome instability

K Muraki, K Nyhan, L Han, JP Murnane - Frontiers in oncology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The ends of chromosomes in mammals, called telomeres, are composed of a 6-bp repeat
sequence, TTAGGG, which is added on by the enzyme telomerase. In combination with a …