DNA lesion bypass and the stochastic dynamics of transcription-coupled repair

MD Nicholson, CJ Anderson… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
DNA base damage is a major source of oncogenic mutations and disruption to gene
expression. The stalling of RNA polymerase II (RNAP) at sites of DNA damage and the …

Deciphering the dynamic code: DNA recognition by transcription factors in the ever-changing genome

YM Yao, I Miodownik, MP O'Hagan, M Jbara, A Afek - Transcription, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Transcription factors (TFs) intricately navigate the vast genomic landscape to locate and
bind specific DNA sequences for the regulation of gene expression programs. These …

Transcription Factors, Nucleotide Excision Repair, and Cancer: A Review of Molecular Interplay

PY Guneri-Sozeri, O Adebali - The International Journal of Biochemistry & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bulky DNA adducts are mostly formed by external factors such as UV irradiation, smoking or
treatment with DNA crosslinking agents. If such DNA adducts are not removed by nucleotide …

Nucleotide excision repair of aflatoxin-induced DNA damage within the 3D human genome organization

Y Wu, MM Adeel, D Xia, A Sancar… - Nucleic Acids Research, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a potent mycotoxin, is one of the environmental risk factors that
cause liver cancer. In the liver, the bioactivated AFB1 intercalates into the DNA double helix …

[HTML][HTML] Time is ticking faster for long genes in aging

S Soheili-Nezhad, O Ibáñez-Solé, A Izeta… - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Recent studies of aging organisms have identified a systematic phenomenon, characterized
by a negative correlation between gene length and their expression in various cell types …