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RNA-directed DNA Methylation

PLoS Genetics, 2020
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a biological process in which non-coding RNA molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences.
R. Erdmann, Colette L. Picard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Liver organoids: modelling complexity in homeostasis and disease

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Studying liver in vitro has been challenging because simple 2D cell cultures fail to capture liver's cellular and architectural complexity. To bridge this gap, scientists increasingly use organoids, 3D liver models which better mimic liver composition and function. This review examines recent advances in liver organoid complexity and realism, discusses
Anna M. Dowbaj, Meritxell Huch
wiley   +1 more source

The molecular basis of nucleotide recognition for T7 DNA polymerase [PDF]

, 2008
textDNA replication demands extraordinary specificity and efficiency of catalysis from a DNA polymerase. Previous studies on several DNA polymerases suggested that a rate-limiting conformational change preceding chemistry accounts for the high ...
Jin, Zhinan, 1972-
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Dynamics of DNA replication loops reveal temporal control of lagging-strand synthesis [PDF]

, 2009
In all organisms, the protein machinery responsible for the replication of DNA, the replisome, is faced with a directionality problem. The antiparallel nature of duplex DNA permits the leading-strand polymerase to advance in a continuous fashion, but ...
Richardson, Charles C.,, Takahashi, Masateru, Vanoijen, Antoine M., Hamdan, Samir M., Joseph J. Loparo, Loparo, Joseph J., Richardson, Charles C., Takahashi, Masateru,, Oijen, Antoine M. van, Oijen, Antoine M. van,, Loparo, Joseph J.,, Antoine M. van Oijen, Samir M. Hamdan, Masateru Takahashi, Hamdan, Samir M.,, Charles C. Richardson   +15 more
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Synergistic perspectives—How single‐molecule biophysics complement biochemical understanding

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how ensemble biochemistry and single‐molecule approaches are complementary, outline commonly used single‐molecule techniques, and illustrate their relevance through two representative case studies: chromatin organization by SMC complexes and pathway choice during DNA double‐strand break repair.
Sara De Bragança, Eline L. Jansen, Jorine M. Eeftens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA replication is required for the checkpoint response to damaged DNA in Xenopus egg extracts. [PDF]

, 2002
Alkylating agents, such as methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), damage DNA and activate the DNA damage checkpoint. Although many of the checkpoint proteins that transduce damage signals have been identified and characterized, the mechanism that senses the ...
Lindsay, Howard D., Stokes, Matthew P., Van Hatten, Ruth, Howard D. Lindsay (4252681), Howard D. Lindsay, W. Matthew Michael, Ruth Van Hatten (16043837), W. Matthew Michael (3211092), Ruth Van Hatten, Matthew P. Stokes, Matthew P. Stokes (9707794), Michael, W. Matthew   +11 more
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The Role OF DNA Polymerases in Carcinogenesis

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2016
Background and Objectives: The major role of various types of DNA polymerases is genome replication. However, DNA polymerases are also necessary to establish the accuracy, efficiency of replication, repairing process, and consequently decrease in ...
Zahra Aghelan, Mojtaba Panjehpour
doaj  

A simple and economical site-directed mutagenesis method for large plasmids by direct transformation of two overlapping PCR fragments

BioTechniques, 2022
Despite the development of various methods and commercial kits, site-directed mutagenesis of large plasmids remains a challenge in many laboratories.
Zhibo Yang, Zan Chen, Yueping Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

ELOF1 is a transcription-coupled DNA repair factor that directs RNA polymerase II ubiquitylation

Nature Cell Biology, 2021
Cells employ transcription-coupled repair (TCR) to eliminate transcription-blocking DNA lesions. DNA damage-induced binding of the TCR-specific repair factor CSB to RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) triggers RNAPII ubiquitylation of a single lysine (K1268) by ...
Y. van der Weegen, K. de Lint, D. van den Heuvel, Y. Nakazawa, T. Mevissen, Janne J. M. van Schie, M. S. M. Alonso, Daphne E. C. Boer, Román González-Prieto, Ishwarya Narayanan, Noud Klaassen, Annelotte P. Wondergem, Khashayar Roohollahi, J. Dorsman, Yuichiro Hara, A. Vertegaal, J. de Lange, J. Walter, S. M. Noordermeer, M. Ljungman, T. Ogi, R. Wolthuis, M. S. Luijsterburg   +22 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source