2020
Microcephalin 1/BRIT1-TRF2 interaction promotes telomere replication and repair, linking telomere dysfunction to primary microcephaly
Cicconi A, Rai R, Xiong X, Broton C, Al-Hiyasat A, Hu C, Dong S, Sun W, Garbarino J, Bindra RS, Schildkraut C, Chen Y, Chang S. Microcephalin 1/BRIT1-TRF2 interaction promotes telomere replication and repair, linking telomere dysfunction to primary microcephaly. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5861. PMID: 33203878, PMCID: PMC7672075, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19674-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminopeptidasesAnimalsBinding SitesCalorimetryCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA DamageFibroblastsHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMiceMicrocephalyMutationProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2
2019
The Replisome Mediates A-NHEJ Repair of Telomeres Lacking POT1-TPP1 Independently of MRN Function
Rai R, Gu P, Broton C, Kumar-Sinha C, Chen Y, Chang S. The Replisome Mediates A-NHEJ Repair of Telomeres Lacking POT1-TPP1 Independently of MRN Function. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 3708-3725.e5. PMID: 31825846, PMCID: PMC7001145, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Anhydride HydrolasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAminopeptidasesAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 1Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA End-Joining RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseExodeoxyribonucleasesHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMRE11 Homologue ProteinMultienzyme ComplexesProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2ConceptsReplication protein AReplisome complexPOT1-TPP1Dysfunctional telomeresDNA damage sensor MRE11-RAD50DNA damage checkpoint responseAlternative non-homologous endNon-homologous endMRN functionChromosome endsMre11-Rad50Checkpoint responseDNA-PKTelomeric overhangMre11 nucleaseTelomere repairEnd resectionRAD-51Repair pathwaysAtaxia telangiectasiaTelomeresC-strandDNA damageReplisomeClaspin
2017
NBS1 Phosphorylation Status Dictates Repair Choice of Dysfunctional Telomeres
Rai R, Hu C, Broton C, Chen Y, Lei M, Chang S. NBS1 Phosphorylation Status Dictates Repair Choice of Dysfunctional Telomeres. Molecular Cell 2017, 65: 801-817.e4. PMID: 28216226, PMCID: PMC5639704, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminopeptidasesAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA End-Joining RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsExodeoxyribonucleasesG1 PhaseG2 PhaseHCT116 CellsHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsModels, MolecularNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsS PhaseSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexStructure-Activity RelationshipTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2
2010
SNMIB/Apollo protects leading‐strand telomeres against NHEJ‐mediated repair
Lam YC, Akhter S, Gu P, Ye J, Poulet A, Giraud‐Panis M, Bailey SM, Gilson E, Legerski RJ, Chang S. SNMIB/Apollo protects leading‐strand telomeres against NHEJ‐mediated repair. The EMBO Journal 2010, 29: 2230-2241. PMID: 20551906, PMCID: PMC2905253, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.58.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminopeptidasesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomesDipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA DamageDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianExodeoxyribonucleasesFibroblastsMiceMice, KnockoutProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTripeptidyl-Peptidase 1Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsMouse embryo fibroblastsNull mouse embryo fibroblastsNon-homologous end-joining pathwayLeading-strand DNA synthesisExonuclease functionSNM1B/ApolloDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseEnd-joining pathwayDouble-strand breaksMammalian telomeresUncapped telomeresNuclease domainNuclease familyDamage responseDNA replicationTelomeric endTelomeresNuclease activity