Human DNA polymerase θ harbors DNA end-trimming activity critical for DNA repair
Zahn KE, Jensen RB, Wood RD, Doublié S. Human DNA polymerase θ harbors DNA end-trimming activity critical for DNA repair. Molecular Cell 2021, 81: 1534-1547.e4. PMID: 33577776, PMCID: PMC8231307, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromotion of BRCA2-Dependent Homologous Recombination by DSS1 via RPA Targeting and DNA Mimicry
Zhao W, Vaithiyalingam S, San Filippo J, Maranon DG, Jimenez-Sainz J, Fontenay GV, Kwon Y, Leung SG, Lu L, Jensen RB, Chazin WJ, Wiese C, Sung P. Promotion of BRCA2-Dependent Homologous Recombination by DSS1 via RPA Targeting and DNA Mimicry. Molecular Cell 2015, 59: 176-187. PMID: 26145171, PMCID: PMC4506714, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell LineFemaleHeLa CellsHomologous RecombinationHumansModels, BiologicalMolecular MimicryMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein SubunitsRad51 RecombinaseRecombinant ProteinsReplication Protein AConceptsReplication protein AHomologous recombinationAffinity of RPAReplication fork repairTumor suppressor BRCA2DNA mimicryGenome maintenanceFork repairMediator complexRAD51 recombinaseAcidic domainDNA breaksBiological processesTumor suppressionDSS1Vivo analysisProtein ADNA mimicsSsDNARecombinationBRCA2ComplexesRecombinaseDNAMutationsPurification 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