Mammalian DNA replication timing

AE Vouzas, DM Gilbert - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2021 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Immediately following the discovery of the structure of DNA and the semi-conservative
replication of the parental DNA sequence into two new DNA strands, it became apparent …

Genome-wide measurement of DNA replication fork directionality and quantification of DNA replication initiation and termination with Okazaki fragment sequencing

X Wu, Y Liu, Y d'Aubenton-Carafa, C Thermes… - Nature protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Studying the dynamics of genome replication in mammalian cells has been historically
challenging. To reveal the location of replication initiation and termination in the human …

Telomere-to-telomere DNA replication timing profiling using single-molecule sequencing with Nanotiming

B Theulot, A Tourancheau… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Current temporal studies of DNA replication are either low-resolution or require complex cell
synchronisation and/or sorting procedures. Here we introduce Nanotiming, a single …

H4S47 O-GlcNAcylation regulates the activation of mammalian replication origins

Y Zou, J Pei, H Long, L Lan, K Dong, T Wang… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The transmission and maintenance of genetic information in eukaryotic cells relies on the
faithful duplication of the entire genome. In each round of division, excessive replication …

Inferring replication timing and proliferation dynamics from single-cell DNA sequencing data

AC Weiner, MJ Williams, H Shi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Dysregulated DNA replication is a cause and a consequence of aneuploidy in cancer, yet
the interplay between copy number alterations (CNAs), replication timing (RT) and cell cycle …

In vivo DNA replication dynamics unveil aging-dependent replication stress

GG Rossetti, N Dommann, A Karamichali, VS Dionellis… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The genome duplication program is affected by multiple factors in vivo, including
developmental cues, genotoxic stress, and aging. Here, we monitored DNA replication …

Human ORC/MCM density is low in active genes and correlates with replication time but does not delimit initiation zones

N Kirstein, A Buschle, X Wu, S Krebs, H Blum… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Eukaryotic DNA replication initiates during S phase from origins that have been licensed in
the preceding G1 phase. Here, we compare ChIP-seq profiles of the licensing factors Orc2 …

High-throughput analysis of single human cells reveals the complex nature of DNA replication timing control

DJ Massey, A Koren - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
DNA replication initiates from replication origins firing throughout S phase. Debate remains
about whether origins are a fixed set of loci, or a loose agglomeration of potential sites used …

Efficiency and equity in origin licensing to ensure complete DNA replication

L Mei, JG Cook - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The cell division cycle must be strictly regulated during both development and adult
maintenance, and efficient and well-controlled DNA replication is a key event in the cell …

R-loops acted on by RNase H1 influence DNA replication timing and genome stability in Leishmania

JD Damasceno, EM Briggs, M Krasilnikova… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Genomes in eukaryotes normally undergo DNA replication in a choreographed temporal
order, resulting in early and late replicating chromosome compartments. Leishmania, a …