Homologous recombination and human health: the roles of BRCA1, BRCA2, and associated proteins

R Prakash, Y Zhang, W Feng… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Homologous recombination (HR) is a major pathway for the repair of DNA double-strand
breaks in mammalian cells, the defining step of which is homologous strand exchange …

[HTML][HTML] Properties and behavior of carbon nanomaterials when interfacing neuronal cells: How far have we come?

R Rauti, M Musto, S Bosi, M Prato, L Ballerini - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last two decades, an increasing amount of studies have investigated the use of
components based on carbon-(nano) materials in the engineering of neural interfaces, to …

Rucaparib maintenance treatment for recurrent ovarian carcinoma after response to platinum therapy (ARIEL3): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

RL Coleman, AM Oza, D Lorusso, C Aghajanian… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Rucaparib, a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, has anticancer activity in
recurrent ovarian carcinoma harbouring a BRCA mutation or high percentage of genome …

Role of RAD52 Epistasis Group Genes in Homologous Recombination and Double-Strand Break Repair

LS Symington - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
The process of homologous recombination is a major DNA repair pathway that operates on
DNA double-strand breaks, and possibly other kinds of DNA lesions, to promote error-free …

Structural basis of homologous recombination

Y Sun, TJ McCorvie, LA Yates, X Zhang - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
Homologous recombination (HR) is a pathway to faithfully repair DNA double-strand breaks
(DSBs). At the core of this pathway is a DNA recombinase, which, as a nucleoprotein …

RAD51C-XRCC3 structure and cancer patient mutations define DNA replication roles

MA Longo, S Roy, Y Chen, KH Tomaszowski… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
RAD51C is an enigmatic predisposition gene for breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer.
Currently, missing structural and related functional understanding limits patient mutation …

RAD-ical new insights into RAD51 regulation

MR Sullivan, KA Bernstein - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
The accurate repair of DNA is critical for genome stability and cancer prevention. DNA
double-strand breaks are one of the most toxic lesions; however, they can be repaired using …

Rucaparib for patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian carcinoma (ARIEL3): post-progression outcomes and updated safety results from a randomised …

JA Ledermann, AM Oza, D Lorusso… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In ARIEL3, rucaparib maintenance treatment significantly improved progression-
free survival versus placebo. Here, we report prespecified, investigator-assessed …

Chemistry and biology of DNA repair

OD Schärer - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous agents of endogenous and exogenous origin damage DNA in our genome.
There are several DNA‐repair pathways that recognize lesions in DNA and remove them …

Identification and purification of two distinct complexes containing the five RAD51 paralogs

JY Masson, MC Tarsounas, AZ Stasiak… - Genes & …, 2001 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Cells defective in any of the RAD51 paralogs (RAD51B, RAD51C, RAD51D, XRCC2, and
XRCC3) are sensitive to DNA cross-linking agents and to ionizing radiation. Because the …