Preserving genome integrity in human cells via DNA double-strand break repair
Jensen RB, Rothenberg E. Preserving genome integrity in human cells via DNA double-strand break repair. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2020, 31: 859-865. PMID: 32286930, PMCID: PMC7185975, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-10-0668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome integrityHuman cellsHuman diseasesRepair pathwaysDNA DSB repair pathwaysDNA double-strand break repairDNA double-strand break repair pathwayDouble-strand break repair pathwayDouble-strand break repairDSB repair pathwaysCell cycle checkpointsBreak repair pathwayFull tumorigenic potentialDNA repair failureChromatin dynamicsGenome stabilityNuclear architectureCellular signalingDNA replicationBreak repairCellular stressCycle checkpointsDNA repairCellular activitiesHomologous recombination-deficient tumorsBRCA2: one small step for DNA repair, one giant protein purified.
Jensen RB. BRCA2: one small step for DNA repair, one giant protein purified. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2013, 86: 479-89. PMID: 24348212, PMCID: PMC3848102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationDNA repairDNA double-strand break repairActivity of Rad51Double-strand break repairDNA double-strand breaksReplication protein A.Homologous DNA sequencesDouble-strand breaksCurrent biochemical dataHigh-fidelity repairRole of BRCA2Faithful repairRad51 proteinNucleoprotein filamentBreak repairSingle-strand DNADNA sequencesGenomic instabilityDNA breaksGiant proteinRAD51Gene BRCA2BRCA2 proteinCentral player