The Pathogenic R3052W BRCA2 Variant Disrupts Homology-Directed Repair by Failing to Localize to the Nucleus
Jimenez-Sainz J, Krysztofiak A, Garbarino J, Rogers F, Jensen RB. The Pathogenic R3052W BRCA2 Variant Disrupts Homology-Directed Repair by Failing to Localize to the Nucleus. Frontiers In Genetics 2022, 13: 884210. PMID: 35711920, PMCID: PMC9197106, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.884210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDominant-negative alleleDNA damage responseDNA repair functionDNA strand exchangeHomology-directed repairGenome instabilityCellular functionsDamage responseDNA bindingNegative allelesStrand exchangeRepair functionGermline missense variantsCell survivalFunction mutationsMissense variantsRAD51Pathogenic allelesSimple lossPARP inhibitorsCytoplasmProteinAllelesHomologyDNADNA Strand Exchange to Monitor Human RAD51-Mediated Strand Invasion and Pairing
Lahiri S, Jensen RB. DNA Strand Exchange to Monitor Human RAD51-Mediated Strand Invasion and Pairing. Methods In Molecular Biology 2020, 2153: 101-113. PMID: 32840775, PMCID: PMC10434838, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0644-5_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDNA strand exchangeStrand invasionSingle-strand DNA gapsStrand exchangeDNA DSBsHuman Rad51 proteinDNA strand exchange reactionDouble-strand breaksHomologous recombination pathwayHigh-fidelity repairStrand exchange reactionGenomic integrityRad51 proteinReplication forksDNA substratesHomology searchDNA gapsGenetic informationMitotic cellsRecombination pathwayDNA moleculesProteinInvasionMeiosisPurification of Recombinant 2XMBP Tagged Human Proteins from Human Cells
Jensen R. Purification of Recombinant 2XMBP Tagged Human Proteins from Human Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 209-217. PMID: 25030930, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPurified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination
Jensen RB, Carreira A, Kowalczykowski SC. Purified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination. Nature 2010, 467: 678-683. PMID: 20729832, PMCID: PMC2952063, DOI: 10.1038/nature09399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBRCA2 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosomal InstabilityDNADNA RepairDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMutationProtein BindingRad51 RecombinaseRecombination, GeneticReplication Protein ASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHuman BRCA2Assembly of RAD51Rad51-ssDNA filamentRecombinational DNA repairDNA repair processesBreast cancer susceptibility genesRepair processReplication proteinsCancer susceptibility genesSsDNA annealingBind RAD51Homologous recombinationDNA repairMolecular basisATP hydrolysisRAD51Large proteinsChromosomal instabilitySusceptibility genesMechanistic insightsKey mediatorProteinDNAMutationsBRCA2