[HTML][HTML] Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging

JH Yang, M Hayano, PT Griffin, JA Amorim… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
All living things experience an increase in entropy, manifested as a loss of genetic and
epigenetic information. In yeast, epigenetic information is lost over time due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Proteogenomic characterization of endometrial carcinoma

Y Dou, EA Kawaler, DC Zhou, MA Gritsenko, C Huang… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We undertook a comprehensive proteogenomic characterization of 95 prospectively
collected endometrial carcinomas, comprising 83 endometrioid and 12 serous tumors. This …

Hox dosage and morphological diversification during development and evolution

S Merabet, J Carnesecchi - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Hox genes encode for evolutionary conserved transcription factors that have long fascinated
biologists since the observation of the first homeotic transformations in flies. Hox genes are …

To control or to be controlled? Dual roles of CDK2 in DNA damage and DNA damage response

Q Liu, J Gao, C Zhao, Y Guo, S Wang, F Shen, X **ng… - DNA repair, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract CDK2 (cyclin-dependent kinase 2), a member of the CDK family, has been shown
to play a role in many cellular activities including cell cycle progression, apoptosis and …

Erosion of the epigenetic landscape and loss of cellular identity as a cause of aging in mammals

JH Yang, PT Griffin, DL Vera, JK Apostolides… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
All living things experience entropy, manifested as a loss of inherited genetic and epigenetic
information over time. As budding yeast cells age, epigenetic changes result in a loss of cell …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge of human DNA polymerase eta protein structure and disease-causing mutations

BC Feltes, CFM Menck - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research, 2022 - Elsevier
POLη, encoded by the POLH gene, is a crucial protein for replicating damaged DNA and the
most studied specialized translesion synthesis polymerases. Mutations in POLη are …

Homologous recombination DNA repair gene RAD51, XRCC2 & XRCC3 polymorphisms and breast cancer risk in South Indian women

T Rajagopal, A Seshachalam, KK Rathnam, S Talluri… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Homologous recombination repair (HRR) accurately repairs the DNA double-
strand breaks (DSBs) and is crucial for genome stability. Genetic polymorphisms in crucial …

Every protagonist has a sidekick: Structural aspects of human xeroderma pigmentosum‐binding proteins in nucleotide excision repair

BC Feltes - Protein Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The seven xeroderma pigmentosum proteins (XPps), XPA–XPG, coordinate the nucleotide
excision repair (NER) pathway, promoting the excision of DNA lesions caused by exposition …

Potential role of exitron‐containing homeobox genes in cancer

J de Faria Poloni, BC Feltes - WIREs Mechanisms of Disease, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Homeobox genes are protagonists in developmental and cancer biology, making
comprehending their regulation pivotal in multiple molecular pathways. Exitrons, also known …

Synthetic lethal gene pairs: Experimental approaches and predictive models

S Tang, B Gökbağ, K Fan, S Shao, Y Huo, X Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic lethality (SL) refers to a genetic interaction in which the simultaneous perturbation
of two genes leads to cell or organism death, whereas viability is maintained when only one …