Sending out an SOS-the bacterial DNA damage response

MA Lima-Noronha, DLH Fonseca… - … and molecular biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The term “SOS response” was first coined by Radman in 1974, in an intellectual effort to put
together the data suggestive of a concerted gene expression program in cells undergoing …

From processivity to genome maintenance: the many roles of sliding clamps

M Mulye, MI Singh, V Jain - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sliding clamps play a pivotal role in the process of replication by increasing the processivity
of the replicative polymerase. They also serve as an interacting platform for a plethora of …

Changes in the architecture and abundance of replication intermediates delineate the chronology of DNA damage tolerance pathways at UV-stalled replication forks …

Y Benureau, C Pouvelle, P Dupaigne… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
DNA lesions in S phase threaten genome stability. The DNA damage tolerance (DDT)
pathways overcome these obstacles and allow completion of DNA synthesis by the use of …

Single strand gap repair: the presynaptic phase plays a pivotal role in modulating lesion tolerance pathways

L Laureti, L Lee, G Philippin, M Kahi, V Pagès - PLoS Genetics, 2022 - journals.plos.org
During replication, the presence of unrepaired lesions results in the formation of single
stranded DNA (ssDNA) gaps that need to be repaired to preserve genome integrity and cell …

The LexA–RecA* structure reveals a cryptic lock-and-key mechanism for SOS activation

MB Cory, A Li, CM Hurley, PJ Carman… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
The bacterial SOS response plays a key role in adaptation to DNA damage, including
genomic stress caused by antibiotics. SOS induction begins when activated RecA*, an …

Tolerance of lesions in E. coli: chronological competition between translesion synthesis and damage avoidance

RP Fuchs - DNA repair, 2016 - Elsevier
Lesion tolerance pathways allow cells to proceed with replication despite the presence of
replication-blocking lesions in their genome. Following transient fork stalling, replication …

Homologous recombination maintenance of genome integrity during DNA damage tolerance

F Prado - Molecular & Cellular Oncology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The DNA strand exchange protein Rad51 provides a safe mechanism for the repair of DNA
breaks using the information of a homologous DNA template. Homologous recombination …

Visualizing mutagenic repair: novel insights into bacterial translesion synthesis

AM Joseph, A Badrinarayanan - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT DNA repair is essential for cell survival. In all domains of life, error-prone and
error-free repair pathways ensure maintenance of genome integrity under stress. Mutagenic …

A defect in homologous recombination leads to increased translesion synthesis in E. coli

K Naiman, V Pages, RP Fuchs - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
DNA damage tolerance pathways allow cells to duplicate their genomes despite the
presence of replication blocking lesions. Cells possess two major tolerance strategies …

Bacterial proliferation: keep dividing and don't mind the gap

L Laureti, J Demol, RP Fuchs, V Pagès - PLoS genetics, 2015 - journals.plos.org
DNA Damage Tolerance (DDT) mechanisms help dealing with unrepaired DNA lesions that
block replication and challenge genome integrity. Previous in vitro studies showed that the …