Mre11–Rad50: the DNA end game

KP Hopfner - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2023 - portlandpress.com
The Mre11–Rad50-(Nbs1/Xrs2) complex is an evolutionarily conserved factor for the repair
of DNA double-strand breaks and other DNA termini in all kingdoms of life. It is an intricate …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM structure of the Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 complex reveals the molecular mechanism of scaffolding functions

M Rotheneder, K Stakyte, E van de Logt, JD Bartho… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The DNA double-strand break repair complex Mre11-Rad50-Nbs1 (MRN) detects and
nucleolytically processes DNA ends, activates the ATM kinase, and tethers DNA at break …

Dynamic properties of the DNA damage response Mre11/Rad50 complex

J Vertemara, R Tisi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are a significant threat to cell viability due to the induction
of genome instability and the potential loss of genetic information. One of the key players for …

DNA methylation-based high-resolution mapping of long-distance chromosomal interactions in nucleosome-depleted regions

Y Li, J Lee, L Bai - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract 3C-based methods have significantly advanced our understanding of 3D genome
organization. However, it remains a formidable task to precisely capture long-range …

Transcription factor condensates, 3D clustering, and gene expression enhancement of the MET regulon

J Lee, L Simpson, Y Li, S Becker, F Zou, X Zhang, L Bai - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Some transcription factors (TFs) can form liquid–liquid phase separated (LLPS)
condensates. However, the functions of these TF condensates in 3-Dimentional (3D) …

RCN2 promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma progression by curbing calcium flow and mitochondrial apoptosis

H Yao, S Zhang, H Xie, Y Fan, M Miao, R Zhu, L Yuan… - Cellular Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Objective Evidence suggests that calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can
be induced to cause calcium overload, which in turn can trigger mitochondrial-dependent …

Sir3 heterochromatin protein promotes non‐homologous end joining by direct inhibition of Sae2

H Bordelet, R Costa, C Brocas, J Dépagne… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Heterochromatin is a conserved feature of eukaryotic chromosomes, with central roles in
gene expression regulation and maintenance of genome stability. How heterochromatin …

[HTML][HTML] Transcription Factor Condensates Mediate Clustering of MET Regulon and Enhancement in Gene Expression

J Lee, L Simpson, Y Li, S Becker, F Zou, X Zhang, L Bai - BioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Some transcription factors (TFs) can form liquid-liquid phase separated (LLPS)
condensates. However, the functions of these TF condensates in 3D genome organization …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic overview on the most widespread techniques for inducing and visualizing the DNA double-strand breaks

I Berzsenyi, V Pantazi, BN Borsos, T Pankotai - Mutation Research/Reviews …, 2021 - Elsevier
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are one of the most frequent causes of initiating
cancerous malformations, therefore, to reduce the risk, cells have developed sophisticated …

A nuclear pore sub-complex restricts the propagation of Ty retrotransposons by limiting their transcription

A Bonnet, C Chaput, N Palmic, B Palancade… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Beyond their canonical function in nucleocytoplasmic exchanges, nuclear pore complexes
(NPCs) regulate the expression of protein-coding genes. Here, we have implemented …