Origins of DNA replication in eukaryotes

Y Hu, B Stillman - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Errors occurring during DNA replication can result in inaccurate replication, incomplete
replication, or re-replication, resulting in genome instability that can lead to diseases such as …

Characterizing the evolutionary dynamics of cancer proliferation in single-cell clones with SPRINTER

O Lucas, S Ward, R Zaidi, A Bunkum, AM Frankell… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Proliferation is a key hallmark of cancer, but whether it differs between evolutionarily distinct
clones co-existing within a tumor is unknown. We introduce the Single-cell Proliferation Rate …

[HTML][HTML] Embryonic genome instability upon DNA replication timing program emergence

S Takahashi, H Kyogoku, T Hayakawa, H Miura, A Oji… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Faithful DNA replication is essential for genome integrity,,–. Under-replicated DNA leads to
defects in chromosome segregation, which are common during embryogenesis,,–. However …

Replication dynamics identifies the folding principles of the inactive X chromosome

R Poonperm, S Ichihara, H Miura, A Tanigawa… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Chromosome-wide late replication is an enigmatic hallmark of the inactive X chromosome
(Xi). How it is established and what it represents remains obscure. By single-cell DNA …

Chromosome compartmentalization alterations in prostate cancer cell lines model disease progression

R San Martin, P Das, R Dos Reis Marques, Y Xu… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Prostate cancer aggressiveness and metastatic potential are influenced by gene expression
and genomic aberrations, features that can be influenced by the 3D structure of …

Sex-specific DNA-replication in the early mammalian embryo

JA Halliwell, J Martin-Gonzalez, A Hashim… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The timing of DNA replication in mammals is crucial for minimizing errors and influenced by
genome usage and chromatin states. Replication timing in the newly formed mammalian …

Highly rigid H3. 1/H3. 2–H3K9me3 domains set a barrier for cell fate reprogramming in trophoblast stem cells

M Hada, H Miura, A Tanigawa, S Matoba… - Genes & …, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The placenta is a highly evolved, specialized organ in mammals. It differs from other organs
in that it functions only for fetal maintenance during gestation. Therefore, there must be …

RIF1 links replication timing with fork reactivation and DNA double-strand break repair

J Blasiak, J Szczepańska, A Sobczuk, M Fila… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Replication timing (RT) is a cellular program to coordinate initiation of DNA replication in all
origins within the genome. RIF1 (replication timing regulatory factor 1) is a master regulator …

DNA replication in early mammalian embryos is patterned, predisposing lamina-associated regions to fragility

S Xu, N Wang, MV Zuccaro, J Gerhardt… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
DNA replication in differentiated cells follows a defined program, but when and how it is
established during mammalian development is not known. Here we show using single-cell …

SAF-A promotes origin licensing and replication fork progression to ensure robust DNA replication

C Connolly, S Takahashi, H Miura… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
The organisation of chromatin is closely intertwined with biological activities of chromosome
domains, including transcription and DNA replication status. Scaffold-attachment factor A …