Main steps in DNA double-strand break repair: an introduction to homologous recombination and related processes

L Ranjha, SM Howard, P Cejka - Chromosoma, 2018 - Springer
DNA double-strand breaks arise accidentally upon exposure of DNA to radiation and
chemicals or result from faulty DNA metabolic processes. DNA breaks can also be …

Mechanism and regulation of meiotic recombination initiation

I Lam, S Keeney - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Meiotic recombination involves the formation and repair of programmed DNA double-strand
breaks (DSBs) catalyzed by the conserved Spo11 protein. This review summarizes recent …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions

M Rotheneder, K Stakyte, E van de Logt, JD Bartho… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The DNA double-strand break repair complex Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) detects and
nucleolytically processes DNA ends, activates the ATM kinase, and tethers DNA at break …

[HTML][HTML] A hierarchical combination of factors shapes the genome-wide topography of yeast meiotic recombination initiation

J Pan, M Sasaki, R Kniewel, H Murakami, HG Blitzblau… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
The nonrandom distribution of meiotic recombination influences patterns of inheritance and
genome evolution, but chromosomal features governing this distribution are poorly …

Choreography of the DNA damage response: spatiotemporal relationships among checkpoint and repair proteins

M Lisby, JH Barlow, RC Burgess, R Rothstein - Cell, 2004 - cell.com
DNA repair is an essential process for preserving genome integrity in all organisms. In
eukaryotes, recombinational repair is choreographed by multiprotein complexes that are …

Recombination proteins in yeast

BO Krogh, LS Symington - Annu. Rev. Genet., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The process of homologous recombination promotes error-free repair of double-
strand breaks and is essential for meiosis. Central to the process of homologous …

Initiation of meiotic recombination: how and where? Conservation and specificities among eukaryotes

B de Massy - Annual review of genetics, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Meiotic recombination is essential for fertility in most sexually reproducing species. This
process also creates new combinations of alleles and has important consequences for …

High-resolution mapping of meiotic crossovers and non-crossovers in yeast

E Mancera, R Bourgon, A Brozzi, W Huber… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Meiotic recombination has a central role in the evolution of sexually reproducing organisms.
The two recombination outcomes, crossover and non-crossover, increase genetic diversity …

DNA end resection: many nucleases make light work

EP Mimitou, LS Symington - DNA repair, 2009 - Elsevier
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are deleterious DNA lesions and if left unrepaired result in
severe genomic instability. Cells use two main pathways to repair DSBs: homologous …

Spo11 and the formation of DNA double-strand breaks in meiosis

S Keeney - Recombination and meiosis: crossing-over and …, 2007 - Springer
Meiotic recombination is carried out through a specialized pathway for the formation and
repair of DNA double-strand breaks made by the Spo11 protein, a relative of archaeal …