DNA–protein crosslinks and their resolution

P Weickert, J Stingele - Annual Review of Biochemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Covalent DNA–protein crosslinks (DPCs) are pervasive DNA lesions that interfere with
essential chromatin processes such as transcription or replication. This review strives to …

Genotoxic anti-cancer agents and their relationship to DNA damage, mitosis, and checkpoint adaptation in proliferating cancer cells

LH Swift, RM Golsteyn - International journal of molecular sciences, 2014 - mdpi.com
When a human cell detects damaged DNA, it initiates the DNA damage response (DDR) that
permits it to repair the damage and avoid transmitting it to daughter cells. Despite this …

Metalloprotease SPRTN/DVC1 orchestrates replication-coupled DNA-protein crosslink repair

B Vaz, M Popovic, JA Newman, J Fielden… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
The cytotoxicity of DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) is largely ascribed to their ability to block
the progression of DNA replication. DPCs frequently occur in cells, either as a consequence …

Formation of clustered DNA damage in vivo upon irradiation with ionizing radiation: Visualization and analysis with atomic force microscopy

T Nakano, K Akamatsu, M Tsuda… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Clustered DNA damage is related to the biological effects of ionizing radiation. However, its
precise yield and complexity (ie, number of lesions per damaged site) in vivo remain …

Isolation and detection of DNA–protein crosslinks in mammalian cells

I Torrecilla, A Ruggiano, K Kiianitsa… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
DNA–protein crosslinks (DPCs) are toxic DNA lesions wherein a protein is covalently
attached to DNA. If not rapidly repaired, DPCs create obstacles that disturb DNA replication …

Oxidatively generated base damage to cellular DNA by hydroxyl radical and one-electron oxidants: similarities and differences

J Cadet, JR Wagner - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydroxyl radical (radical dot OH) and one-electron oxidants that may be endogenously
formed through oxidative metabolism, phagocytosis, inflammation and pathological …

A rapid and sensitive assay for DNA–protein covalent complexes in living cells

K Kiianitsa, N Maizels - Nucleic acids research, 2013 - academic.oup.com
A number of proteins form covalent bonds with DNA as obligatory transient intermediates in
normal nuclear transactions. Drugs that trap these complexes have proven to be potent …

DNA–protein crosslink repair

J Stingele, S Jentsch - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
DNA–protein crosslinks (DPCs) are highly toxic DNA adducts, but whether dedicated DPC-
repair mechanisms exist was until recently unknown. This has changed with discoveries …

Radiation-induced DNA–protein cross-links: mechanisms and biological significance

T Nakano, X Xu, AMH Salem, MI Shoulkamy… - Free Radical Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ionizing radiation produces various DNA lesions such as base damage, DNA single-strand
breaks (SSBs), DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), and DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs). Of …

Signal-induced enhancer activation requires Ku70 to read topoisomerase1–DNA covalent complexes

Y Tan, L Yao, A Gamliel, SJ Nair, H Taylor… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Enhancer activation serves as the main mechanism regulating signal-dependent
transcriptional programs, ensuring cellular plasticity, yet central questions persist regarding …