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BRCA1–BARD1 promotes RAD51-mediated homologous DNA pairing
Zhao W, Steinfeld JB, Liang F, Chen X, Maranon DG, Jian Ma C, Kwon Y, Rao T, Wang W, Sheng C, Song X, Deng Y, Jimenez-Sainz J, Lu L, Jensen RB, Xiong Y, Kupfer GM, Wiese C, Greene EC, Sung P. BRCA1–BARD1 promotes RAD51-mediated homologous DNA pairing. Nature 2017, 550: 360-365. PMID: 28976962, PMCID: PMC5800781, DOI: 10.1038/nature24060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceBase PairingBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinChromosome PairingFanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2HumansMultiprotein ComplexesMutationProtein BindingRad51 RecombinaseRecombinational DNA RepairSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTemplates, GeneticTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesEnhancement of BLM-DNA2-Mediated Long-Range DNA End Resection by CtIP
Daley JM, Jimenez-Sainz J, Wang W, Miller AS, Xue X, Nguyen KA, Jensen RB, Sung P. Enhancement of BLM-DNA2-Mediated Long-Range DNA End Resection by CtIP. Cell Reports 2017, 21: 324-332. PMID: 29020620, PMCID: PMC5689478, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.09.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA cell-penetrating antibody inhibits human RAD51 via direct binding
Turchick A, Hegan DC, Jensen RB, Glazer PM. A cell-penetrating antibody inhibits human RAD51 via direct binding. Nucleic Acids Research 2017, 45: 11782-11799. PMID: 29036688, PMCID: PMC5714174, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomology-directed repairMolecular basisDirect bindingSynthetic lethal killingPre-clinical developmentBRCA2-deficient cancer cellsCell-penetrating antibodiesAnti-cancer agentsLupus autoantibodiesHuman Rad51DNA repairDNA bindingRAD51N-terminusCancer cellsSilico molecular modelingFunction mutationsCancer therapySpecific inhibitorDNANovel inhibitorsAttractive targetComplementarity-determining regionsMolecular modelingCell penetrationDistinct binding of BRCA2 BRC repeats to RAD51 generates differential DNA damage sensitivity
Chatterjee G, Jimenez-Sainz J, Presti T, Nguyen T, Jensen RB. Distinct binding of BRCA2 BRC repeats to RAD51 generates differential DNA damage sensitivity. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 5256-5270. PMID: 27084934, PMCID: PMC4914107, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBRCA2 ProteinDNA DamageProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRad51 RecombinaseConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDomain of BRCA2Homology-directed repairDouble-strand breaksBRC repeatsDNA damageDNA damage sensitivityPatient-derived mutationsRegulation of RAD51Cellular DNA damageComplementation functionRepair complexRAD51 bindingRad51 filamentsDNA substratesHomologous recombinationFaceted proteinProper regulationStrand pairingRAD51Damage sensitivityCellular propertiesRepeatsCellular featuresRepeat unitsBRCA2: 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 playerPurified 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
2023
BRCA2 chaperones RAD51 to single molecules of RPA-coated ssDNA
Bell J, Dombrowski C, Plank J, Jensen R, Kowalczykowski S. BRCA2 chaperones RAD51 to single molecules of RPA-coated ssDNA. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2221971120. PMID: 36976771, PMCID: PMC10083600, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221971120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research