[HTML][HTML] Human topoisomerases and their roles in genome stability and organization

Y Pommier, A Nussenzweig, S Takeda… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Human topoisomerases comprise a family of six enzymes: two type IB (TOP1 and
mitochondrial TOP1 (TOP1MT), two type IIA (TOP2A and TOP2B) and two type IA (TOP3A …

Roles of eukaryotic topoisomerases in transcription, replication and genomic stability

Y Pommier, Y Sun, SN Huang, JL Nitiss - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2016 - nature.com
Topoisomerases introduce transient DNA breaks to relax supercoiled DNA, remove
catenanes and enable chromosome segregation. Human cells encode six topoisomerases …

DNA repair mechanisms in dividing and non-dividing cells

T Iyama, DM Wilson III - DNA repair, 2013 - Elsevier
DNA damage created by endogenous or exogenous genotoxic agents can exist in multiple
forms, and if allowed to persist, can promote genome instability and directly lead to various …

[HTML][HTML] The mitochondrial response to DNA damage

Z Rong, P Tu, P Xu, Y Sun, F Yu, N Tu… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are double membrane organelles in eukaryotic cells that provide energy by
generating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through oxidative phosphorylation. They are …

The maintenance of mitochondrial DNA integrity—critical analysis and update

M Alexeyev, I Shokolenko… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
DNA molecules in mitochondria, just like those in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, are
constantly damaged by noxious agents. Eukaryotic cells have developed efficient …

Protecting the mitochondrial powerhouse

M Scheibye-Knudsen, EF Fang, DL Croteau… - Trends in cell …, 2015 - cell.com
Mitochondria are the oxygen-consuming power plants of cells. They provide a critical milieu
for the synthesis of many essential molecules and allow for highly efficient energy …

Minimizing the damage: repair pathways keep mitochondrial DNA intact

L Kazak, A Reyes, IJ Holt - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) faces the universal challenges of genome maintenance: the
accurate replication, transmission and preservation of its integrity throughout the life of the …

Tyrosyl-DNA-phosphodiesterases (tdp1 and tdp2)

Y Pommier, NH Shar-yin, R Gao, BB Das, J Murai… - DNA repair, 2014 - Elsevier
TDP1 and TDP2 were discovered and named based on the fact they process 3′-and 5′-
DNA ends by excising irreversible protein tyrosyl-DNA complexes involving topoisomerases …

DNA repair deficiency in neurodegeneration

DK Jeppesen, VA Bohr, T Stevnsner - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Deficiency in repair of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage has been linked to several
neurodegenerative disorders. Many recent experimental results indicate that the post-mitotic …

PARP1–TDP1 coupling for the repair of topoisomerase I–induced DNA damage

BB Das, SN Huang, J Murai, I Rehman… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARP) attach poly (ADP-ribose)(PAR) chains to
various proteins including themselves and chromatin. Topoisomerase I (Top1) regulates …