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 …

DNA double-strand break repair-pathway choice in somatic mammalian cells

R Scully, A Panday, R Elango, NA Willis - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The major pathways of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair are crucial for maintaining
genomic stability. However, if deployed in an inappropriate cellular context, these same …

[HTML][HTML] Replication gaps are a key determinant of PARP inhibitor synthetic lethality with BRCA deficiency

K Cong, M Peng, AN Kousholt, WTC Lee, S Lee… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA) is synthetic lethal with poly (ADP-ribose)
polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). Lethality is thought to derive from DNA double-stranded …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Temporally distinct post-replicative repair mechanisms fill PRIMPOL-dependent ssDNA gaps in human cells

S Tirman, A Quinet, M Wood, A Meroni, E Cybulla… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
PRIMPOL repriming allows DNA replication to skip DNA lesions, leading to ssDNA gaps.
These gaps must be filled to preserve genome stability. Using a DNA fiber approach to …

The antitumorigenic roles of BRCA1–BARD1 in DNA repair and replication

M Tarsounas, P Sung - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein (BRCA1) promotes DNA
double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination and protects DNA …

The Fanconi anemia pathway in cancer

J Niraj, A Färkkilä, AD D'Andrea - Annual review of cancer …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a complex genetic disorder characterized by bone marrow failure
(BMF), congenital defects, inability to repair DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs), and cancer …

The Fanconi anaemia pathway: new players and new functions

R Ceccaldi, P Sarangi, AD D'Andrea - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2016 - nature.com
The Fanconi anaemia pathway repairs DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) in the genome. Our
understanding of this complex pathway is still evolving, as new components continue to be …

Fanconi anaemia and cancer: an intricate relationship

G Nalepa, DW Clapp - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a genetic disorder that is characterized by bone marrow failure
(BMF), developmental abnormalities and predisposition to cancer. Together with other …

[HTML][HTML] MRE11 and EXO1 nucleases degrade reversed forks and elicit MUS81-dependent fork rescue in BRCA2-deficient cells

D Lemaçon, J Jackson, A Quinet, JR Brickner… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The breast cancer susceptibility proteins BRCA1 and BRCA2 have emerged as key
stabilizing factors for the maintenance of replication fork integrity following replication stress …