Nascent connections: R-loops and chromatin patterning

F Chédin - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
RNA molecules, such as long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), have critical roles in regulating
gene expression, chromosome architecture, and the modification states of chromatin …

PARP1 associates with R-loops to promote their resolution and genome stability

N Laspata, P Kaur, SY Mersaoui, D Muoio… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
PARP1 is a DNA-dependent ADP-Ribose transferase with ADP-ribosylation activity that is
triggered by DNA breaks and non-B DNA structures to mediate their resolution. PARP1 was …

DNA: RNA hybrids at telomeres–when it is better to be out of the (R) loop

S Toubiana, S Selig - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
R‐loops (RL s) are three‐stranded nucleic acid structures that contain a DNA: RNA hybrid
and a displaced DNA strand. Genomic regions with GC skew and a G‐rich transcript are …

An Mtr4/ZFC3H1 complex facilitates turnover of unstable nuclear RNAs to prevent their cytoplasmic transport and global translational repression

K Ogami, P Richard, Y Chen, M Hoque… - Genes & …, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Many long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are unstable and rapidly degraded in the nucleus by
the nuclear exosome. An exosome adaptor complex called NEXT (nuclear exosome …

Noncanonical roles of RAD51

M Thomas, C Dubacq, E Rabut, BS Lopez… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Homologous recombination (HR), an evolutionary conserved pathway, plays a paramount
role (s) in genome plasticity. The pivotal HR step is the strand invasion/exchange of double …

Maintenance of genome stability: the unifying role of interconnections between the DNA damage response and RNA-processing pathways

B Mikolaskova, M Jurcik, I Cipakova, M Kretova… - Current genetics, 2018 - Springer
Endogenous and exogenous factors can severely affect the integrity of genetic information
by inducing DNA damage and impairing genome stability. The protection of genome …

NRDE2 deficiency impairs homologous recombination repair and sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma to PARP inhibitors

Y Wang, X Liu, X Zuo, C Wang, Z Zhang, H Zhang… - Cell Genomics, 2024 - cell.com
To identify novel susceptibility genes for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we performed a
rare-variant association study in Chinese populations consisting of 2,750 cases and 4,153 …

Double duty: ZMYND8 in the DNA damage response and cancer

F Gong, KM Miller - Cell Cycle, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Our genetic information is organized into chromatin, which consists of histones and proteins
involved in regulating DNA compaction, accessibility and function. Chromatin is decorated …

Pathophysiologic and pharmacologic considerations to improve the design and application of antibody–drug conjugates

ER Boghaert, MC Cox, KS Vaidya - Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADC) have emerged as one of the pillars of clinical disease
management in oncology. The biggest hurdle to widespread development and application of …

A Conserved NRDE-2/MTR-4 Complex Mediates Nuclear RNAi in Caenorhabditis elegans

G Wan, J Yan, Y Fei, DJ Pagano, S Kennedy - Genetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Conserved NRDE-2/MTR-4 Complex Mediates Nuclear RNAi in Caenorhabditis elegans |
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