DNA end resection: mechanism and control

P Cejka, LS Symington - Annual review of genetics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are cytotoxic lesions that threaten genome integrity and
cell viability. Typically, cells repair DSBs by either nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or …

The plasticity of DNA replication forks in response to clinically relevant genotoxic stress

M Berti, D Cortez, M Lopes - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Complete and accurate DNA replication requires the progression of replication forks through
DNA damage, actively transcribed regions, structured DNA and compact chromatin. Recent …

Mechanisms of vertebrate DNA interstrand cross-link repair

DR Semlow, JC Walter - Annual review of biochemistry, 2021 - annualreviews.org
DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) covalently connect the two strands of the double helix and
are extremely cytotoxic. Defective ICL repair causes the bone marrow failure and cancer …

BRCA2 promotes genomic integrity and therapy resistance primarily through its role in homology-directed repair

PX Lim, M Zaman, W Feng, M Jasin - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Tumor suppressor BRCA2 functions in homology-directed repair (HDR), the protection of
stalled replication forks, and the suppression of replicative gaps, but their relative …

The emerging determinants of replication fork stability

T Thakar, GL Moldovan - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A universal response to replication stress is replication fork reversal, where the nascent
complementary DNA strands are annealed to form a protective four-way junction allowing …

Revisiting the BRCA-pathway through the lens of replication gap suppression:“Gaps determine therapy response in BRCA mutant cancer”

SB Cantor - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
The toxic lesion emanating from chemotherapy that targets the DNA was initially debated,
but eventually the DNA double strand break (DSB) ultimately prevailed. The reasoning was …

Homology-directed repair protects the replicating genome from metabolic assaults

K Somyajit, J Spies, F Coscia, U Kirik, MB Rask… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Homology-directed repair (HDR) safeguards DNA integrity under various forms of stress, but
how HDR protects replicating genomes under extensive metabolic alterations remains …

Targeting replication stress response pathways to enhance genotoxic chemo-and radiotherapy

JA Nickoloff - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proliferating cells regularly experience replication stress caused by spontaneous DNA
damage that results from endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA sequences that …

RFWD3 promotes ZRANB3 recruitment to regulate the remodeling of stalled replication forks

CE Moore, SE Yalcindag, H Czeladko… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Replication fork reversal is an important mechanism to protect the stability of stalled forks
and thereby preserve genomic integrity. While multiple enzymes have been identified that …

The safe path at the fork: ensuring replication-associated DNA double-strand breaks are repaired by homologous recombination

JA Nickoloff, N Sharma, L Taylor, SJ Allen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cells must replicate and segregate their DNA to daughter cells accurately to maintain
genome stability and prevent cancer. DNA replication is usually fast and accurate, with …