Polymerase θ Coordinates Multiple Intrinsic Enzymatic Activities during DNA Repair
Zahn KE, Jensen RB. Polymerase θ Coordinates Multiple Intrinsic Enzymatic Activities during DNA Repair. Genes 2021, 12: 1310. PMID: 34573292, PMCID: PMC8470613, DOI: 10.3390/genes12091310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolymerase θAmino acid protein productDNA double-strand break repair pathwayDouble-strand break repair pathwayTemplate-dependent DNA polymerasesDNA-dependent ATPaseDNA double-strand breaksBreak repair pathwayIntrinsic enzymatic activitySynthetic lethal strategyDouble-strand breaksDrug target candidatesDNA repair defectsDNA polymerase θSmall molecule inhibitorsPARP inhibitor resistanceHomologous recombinationDNA repairLyase functionRepair pathwaysEnzymatic functionProtein productsLethal strategiesRepair defectsBRCA-mutant cancersBRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage
Jensen RB, Ozes A, Kim T, Estep A, Kowalczykowski SC. BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage. DNA Repair 2013, 12: 306-311. PMID: 23384538, PMCID: PMC3602134, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAD51 paralogsHomologous recombinationDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseDNA DSB repairDonor DNA moleculesDouble-strand breaksHigh-fidelity repairLoss of BRCA2SiRNA-mediated knockdownHuman BRCA2 proteinCell cycle arrestGenetic interactionsSister chromatidsDamage responseDSB repairMammalian cellsParalogsRegulated eventDNA breaksEnzymatic functionMechanistic functionBRCA2 proteinCentral playerHuman cells