The role of protein arginine methyltransferases in DNA damage response

C Brobbey, L Liu, S Yin, W Gan - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In response to DNA damage, cells have developed a sophisticated signaling pathway,
consisting of DNA damage sensors, transducers, and effectors, to ensure efficient and …

Metabolic regulation of homologous recombination repair by MRE11 lactylation

Y Chen, J Wu, L Zhai, T Zhang, H Yin, H Gao, F Zhao… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Lactylation is a lactate-induced post-translational modification best known for its roles in
epigenetic regulation. Herein, we demonstrate that MRE11, a crucial homologous …

DNA End Joining: G0-ing to the Core

RL Frock, C Sadeghi, J Meng, JL Wang - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Humans have evolved a series of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways to
efficiently and accurately rejoin nascently formed pairs of double-stranded DNA ends …

Cisplatin-induced cell death increases the degradation of the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 complex through the autophagy/lysosomal pathway

A Belmonte-Fernández, J Herrero-Ruíz… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Cisplatin and other platinum-based anticancer agents are among the most widely used
chemotherapy drugs in the treatment of different types of cancer. However, it is common to …

Crosstalk between SUMOylation and ubiquitylation controls DNA end resection by maintaining MRE11 homeostasis on chromatin

T Zhang, H Yang, Z Zhou, Y Bai, J Wang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA end resection is delicately regulated through various types of post-translational
modifications to initiate homologous recombination, but the involvement of SUMOylation in …

Double‐strand DNA break repair: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Tan, X Sun, H Zhao, H Guan, S Gao, PK Zhou - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Double‐strand break (DSB), a significant DNA damage brought on by ionizing
radiation, acts as an initiating signal in tumor radiotherapy, causing cancer cells death. The …

[HTML][HTML] The Neglected Sibling: NLRP2 Inflammasome in the Nervous System

L Ducza, B Gaál - Aging and disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While classical NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing protein 1 (NLRP1) and NLRP3
inflammasomal proteins have been extensively investigated, the contribution of NLRP2 is …

Hdac inhibitor sodium butyrate attenuates the DNA repair in transformed but not in normal fibroblasts

OO Gnedina, AV Morshneva, EV Skvortsova… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many cancer therapy strategies cause DNA damage leading to the death of tumor cells. The
DNA damage response (DDR) modulators are considered as promising candidates for use …

The MRE11 opposes white spot syndrome virus infection through the IRF and Dorsal mediated antiviral pathways in shrimp

P Zhu, X Yan, X Jiang, H Li, R Chen, S Wang… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Meiotic recombination 11 (MRE11), a key component of the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1
(MRN) complex, plays important roles in damaged DNA repair and immune response. In this …

Importance of Germline and Somatic Alterations in Human MRE11, RAD50, and NBN Genes Coding for MRN Complex

B Otahalova, Z Volkova, J Soukupova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The MRE11, RAD50, and NBN genes encode for the nuclear MRN protein complex, which
senses the DNA double strand breaks and initiates the DNA repair. The MRN complex also …