The chromatin response to DNA breaks: leaving a mark on genome integrity

G Smeenk, H van Attikum - Annual review of biochemistry, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Genetic, biochemical, and cellular studies have uncovered many of the molecular
mechanisms underlying the signaling and repair of chromosomal DNA breaks. However …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphorylation-dependent assembly of DNA damage response systems and the central roles of TOPBP1

M Day, AW Oliver, LH Pearl - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
The cellular response to DNA damage (DDR) that causes replication collapse and/or DNA
double strand breaks, is characterised by a massive change in the post-translational …

A PRMT5-RNF168-SMURF2 axis controls h2ax proteostasis

C Du, LJ Hansen, SX Singh, F Wang, R Sun, CJ Moure… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
H2AX safeguards genomic stability in a dose-dependent manner; however, mechanisms
governing its proteostasis are poorly understood. Here, we identify a PRMT5-RNF168 …

Reading chromatin signatures after DNA double-strand breaks

MD Wilson, D Durocher - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are DNA lesions that must be accurately repaired in
order to preserve genomic integrity and cellular viability. The response to DSBs reshapes …

Genetic primary microcephalies: when centrosome dysfunction dictates brain and body size

S Farcy, H Hachour, N Bahi-Buisson, S Passemard - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Primary microcephalies (PMs) are defects in brain growth that are detectable at or before
birth and are responsible for neurodevelopmental disorders. Most are caused by biallelic or …

Dual recognition of phosphoserine and phosphotyrosine in histone variant H2A. X by DNA damage response protein MCPH1

N Singh, H Basnet, TD Wiltshire… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Tyr142, the C-terminal amino acid of histone variant H2A. X is phosphorylated by WSTF
(Williams-Beuren syndrome transcription factor), a component of the WICH complex (WSTF …

Structural insights into Rad18 targeting by the SLF1 BRCT domains

W Huang, F Qiu, L Zheng, M Shi, M Shen… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Rad18 interacts with the SMC5/6 localization factor 1 (SLF1) to recruit the SMC5/6 complex
to DNA damage sites for repair. The mechanism of the specific Rad18 recognition by SLF1 …

Structural mechanisms of SLF1 interactions with Histone H4 and RAD18 at the stalled replication fork

EL Ryder, N Nasir, AEO Durgan… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
DNA damage that obstructs the replication machinery poses a significant threat to genome
stability. Replication-coupled repair mechanisms safeguard stalled replication forks by …

Thymoquinone blocks pSer/pThr recognition by Plk1 Polo-box domain as a phosphate mimic

Z Yin, Y Song, PH Rehse - ACS chemical biology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Phosphorylation-dependent protein–protein interaction has rarely been targeted in
medicinal chemistry. Thymoquinone, a naturally occurring antitumor agent, disrupts …

SAHA and cisplatin sensitize gastric cancer cells to doxorubicin by induction of DNA damage, apoptosis and perturbation of AMPK-mTOR signalling

KS Seah, JY Loh, TTT Nguyen, HL Tan… - Experimental Cell …, 2018 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy remains the most prescribed anti-cancer therapy, despite patients suffering
severe side effects and frequently developing chemoresistance. These complications can be …