Translesion DNA synthesis and mutagenesis in eukaryotes

JE Sale - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2013 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The structural features that enable replicative DNA polymerases to synthesize DNA rapidly
and accurately also limit their ability to copy damaged DNA. Direct replication of DNA …

DNA Repair Mechanisms and the Bypass of DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Boiteux, S Jinks-Robertson - Genetics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
DNA repair mechanisms are critical for maintaining the integrity of genomic DNA, and their
loss is associated with cancer predisposition syndromes. Studies in Saccharomyces …

HLTF promotes fork reversal, limiting replication stress resistance and preventing multiple mechanisms of unrestrained DNA synthesis

G Bai, C Kermi, H Stoy, CJ Schiltz, J Bacal, AM Zaino… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
DNA replication stress can stall replication forks, leading to genome instability. DNA damage
tolerance pathways assist fork progression, promoting replication fork reversal, translesion …

Pol31 and Pol32 subunits of yeast DNA polymerase δ are also essential subunits of DNA polymerase ζ

RE Johnson, L Prakash… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Replication through a diverse array of DNA lesions occurs by the sequential action of two
translesion synthesis (TLS) DNA polymerases (Pols), in which one inserts the nucleotide …

Eukaryotic DNA polymerase ζ

AV Makarova, PM Burgers - DNA repair, 2015 - Elsevier
This review focuses on eukaryotic DNA polymerase ζ (Pol ζ), the enzyme responsible for the
bulk of mutagenesis in eukaryotic cells in response to DNA damage. Pol ζ is also …

SHPRH and HLTF act in a damage-specific manner to coordinate different forms of postreplication repair and prevent mutagenesis

JR Lin, MK Zeman, JY Chen, MC Yee, KA Cimprich - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
Postreplication repair (PRR) pathways play important roles in restarting stalled replication
forks and regulating mutagenesis. In yeast, Rad5-mediated damage avoidance and Rad18 …

DNA damage tolerance: when it's OK to make mistakes

DJ Chang, KA Cimprich - Nature chemical biology, 2009 - nature.com
Mutations can be beneficial under conditions in which genetic diversity is advantageous,
such as somatic hypermutation and antibody generation, but they can also be lethal when …

Chronological Aging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

VD Longo, P Fabrizio - Aging Research in Yeast, 2012 - Springer
The two paradigms to study aging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are the chronological life
span (CLS) and the replicative life span (RLS). The chronological life span is a measure of …

Functions of ubiquitin and SUMO in DNA replication and replication stress

N García-Rodríguez, RP Wong, HD Ulrich - Frontiers in genetics, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Complete and faithful duplication of its entire genetic material is one of the essential
prerequisites for a proliferating cell to maintain genome stability. Yet, during replication DNA …

DNA-damage tolerance through PCNA ubiquitination and sumoylation

L Fan, T Bi, L Wang, W Xiao - Biochemical Journal, 2020 - portlandpress.com
DNA-damage tolerance (DDT) is employed by eukaryotic cells to bypass replication-
blocking lesions induced by DNA-damaging agents. In budding yeast Saccharomyces …