DNA damage repair: historical perspectives, mechanistic pathways and clinical translation for targeted cancer therapy

R Huang, PK Zhou - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Genomic instability is the hallmark of various cancers with the increasing accumulation of
DNA damage. The application of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer treatment is …

Preparation for DNA replication: the key to a successful S phase

JC Limas, JG Cook - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Successful genome duplication is required for cell proliferation and demands extraordinary
precision and accuracy. The mechanisms by which cells enter, progress through, and exit S …

Post-translational modifications of the mini-chromosome maintenance proteins in DNA replication

Z Li, X Xu - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
The eukaryotic mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) complex, composed of MCM proteins
2–7, is the core component of the replisome that acts as the DNA replicative helicase to …

DNA replication: Mechanisms and therapeutic interventions for diseases

HY Song, R Shen, H Mahasin, YN Guo, DG Wang - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate and integral cellular DNA replication is modulated by multiple replication‐
associated proteins, which is fundamental to preserve genome stability. Furthermore …

Strategic role of the ubiquitin-dependent segregase p97 (VCP or Cdc48) in DNA replication

K Ramadan, S Halder, K Wiseman, B Vaz - Chromosoma, 2017 - Springer
Genome amplification (DNA synthesis) is one of the most demanding cellular processes in
all proliferative cells. The DNA replication machinery (also known as the replisome) …

Haloferax volcanii—a model archaeon for studying DNA replication and repair

P Pérez-Arnaiz, A Dattani, V Smith… - Open Biology, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The tree of life shows the relationship between all organisms based on their common
ancestry. Until 1977, it comprised two major branches: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Work by …

[HTML][HTML] Progerin sequestration of PCNA promotes replication fork collapse and mislocalization of XPA in laminopathy-related progeroid syndromes

BA Hilton, J Liu, BM Cartwright, Y Liu… - The FASEB …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder that is caused by a
point mutation in the LMNA gene, resulting in production of a truncated farnesylated …

Topoisomerase IIα prevents ultrafine anaphase bridges by two mechanisms

S Gemble, G Buhagiar-Labarchède… - Open …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Topoisomerase IIα (Topo IIα), a well-conserved double-stranded DNA (dsDNA)-specific
decatenase, processes dsDNA catenanes resulting from DNA replication during mitosis …

Arranging eukaryotic nuclear DNA polymerases for replication: Specific interactions with accessory proteins arrange Pols α, δ, and ϵ in the replisome for leading …

TA Kunkel, PMJ Burgers - Bioessays, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biochemical and cryo‐electron microscopy studies have just been published revealing
interactions among proteins of the yeast replisome that are important for highly coordinated …

Dormant origins as a built-in safeguard in eukaryotic DNA replication against genome instability and disease development

N Shima, KD Pederson - DNA repair, 2017 - Elsevier
DNA replication is a prerequisite for cell proliferation, yet it can be increasingly challenging
for a eukaryotic cell to faithfully duplicate its genome as its size and complexity expands …