Control of DNA replication timing in the 3D genome

C Marchal, J Sima, DM Gilbert - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2019 - nature.com
The 3D organization of mammalian chromatin was described more than 30 years ago by
visualizing sites of DNA synthesis at different times during the S phase of the cell cycle …

Fragile sites in cancer: more than meets the eye

TW Glover, TE Wilson, MF Arlt - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Ever since initial suggestions that instability at common fragile sites (CFSs) could be
responsible for chromosome rearrangements in cancers, CFSs and associated genes have …

Cancer aneuploidies are shaped primarily by effects on tumour fitness

J Shih, S Sarmashghi, N Zhakula-Kostadinova… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Aneuploidies—whole-chromosome or whole-arm imbalances—are the most prevalent
alteration in cancer genomes,. However, it is still debated whether their prevalence is due to …

Single-cell whole-genome analyses by Linear Amplification via Transposon Insertion (LIANTI)

C Chen, D Xing, L Tan, H Li, G Zhou, L Huang, XS Xie - Science, 2017 - science.org
Single-cell genomics is important for biology and medicine. However, current whole-
genome amplification (WGA) methods are limited by low accuracy of copy-number variation …

The human pre-replication complex is an open complex

J Li, J Dong, W Wang, D Yu, X Fan, YC Hui, CSK Lee… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
In eukaryotes, DNA replication initiation requires assembly and activation of the
minichromosome maintenance (MCM) 2–7 double hexamer (DH) to melt origin DNA …

DNA replication stress and chromosomal instability: dangerous liaisons

T Wilhelm, M Said, V Naim - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is associated with many human diseases, including
neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative conditions, age-related disorders and cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Completing genome replication outside of S phase

R Bhowmick, ID Hickson, Y Liu - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mitotic DNA synthesis (MiDAS) is an unusual form of DNA replication that occurs during
mitosis. Initially, MiDAS was characterized as a process associated with intrinsically …

MCM2-7 loading-dependent ORC release ensures genome-wide origin licensing

LM Reuter, SP Khadayate, A Mossler, K Liebl… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Origin recognition complex (ORC)-dependent loading of the replicative helicase MCM2-7
onto replication origins in G1-phase forms the basis of replication fork establishment in S …

Cohesin maintains replication timing to suppress DNA damage on cancer genes

J Wu, Y Liu, Z Zhangding, X Liu, C Ai, T Gan, H Liang… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Cohesin loss-of-function mutations are frequently observed in tumors, but the mechanism
underlying its role in tumorigenesis is unclear. Here, we found that depletion of RAD21, a …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate identification of DNA replication origin by fusing epigenomics and chromatin interaction information

FY Dao, H Lv, MJ Fullwood, H Lin - Research, 2022 - spj.science.org
DNA replication initiation is a complex process involving various genetic and epigenomic
signatures. The correct identification of replication origins (ORIs) could provide important …