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PARP3 is a sensor of nicked nucleosomes and monoribosylates histone H2BGlu2

Nature Communications, 2016
Chromosomal single-strand DNA breaks occur frequently and require repair to avoid disease outcomes. Here, the authors show that in bird cells, PARP3 accelerates this repair, and use structural biology and cell biology techniques to reveal details of the ...
Gabrielle J. Grundy, Luis M. Polo, Zhihong Zeng, Stuart L. Rulten, Nicolas C. Hoch, Pathompong Paomephan, Yingqi Xu, Steve M. Sweet, Alan W. Thorne, Antony W. Oliver, Steve J. Matthews, Laurence H. Pearl, Keith W. Caldecott   +12 more
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Changes in the Expression of DNA Methylation Related Genes in Leukocytes of Persons with Alcohol and Drug Dependence

Acta Medica Bulgarica, 2020
Background and objectives. Though numerous studies have shown that the dysregulation of the epigenetic control is involved in disease manifestation, limited data is available on the transcriptional activity of DNA methylation related genes in alcohol and
Krasteva M., Koycheva Y., Taseva T., Simeonova S.   +3 more
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Integration of circadian and hypoxia signaling via non‐canonical heterodimerization

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
CLOCK, BMAL1, and HIFs are basic helix‐loop‐helix and Per‐Arnt‐Sim domain (bHLH‐PAS) proteins, which function as transcription factors. bHLH‐PAS proteins are designated in two classes. Many class I proteins are regulated by environmental signals via their PAS domains, but such signals have not been identified for all.
Sicong Wang, Katja A. Lamia
wiley   +1 more source

Epigenetic mechanisms and genome stability

Clinical Epigenetics, 2010
Abstract Epigenetic marks are well recognized as heritable chemical modifications of DNA and chromatin that induce chromatin structural changes thereby affecting gene activity. A lesser-known phenomenon is the pervasive effects these marks have on genomic integrity. Remarkably, epigenetic marks and the enzymes that establish them are involved
Putiri, Emily L., Robertson, Keith D.
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Niacin requirements for genomic stability [PDF]

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 2012
Through its involvement in over 400 NAD(P)-dependent reactions, niacin status has the potential to influence every area of metabolism. Niacin deficiency has been linked to genomic instability largely through impaired function of the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) family of enzymes.
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Osmotic disruption of chromatin induces Topoisomerase 2 activity at sites of transcriptional stress

Nature Communications
Transcription generates superhelical stress in DNA that poses problems for genome stability, but determining when and where such stress arises within chromosomes is challenging. Here, using G1-arrested S.
William H. Gittens, Rachal M. Allison, Ellie M. Wright, George G. B. Brown, Matthew J. Neale   +4 more
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Protein Phosphatase 1 Recruitment by Rif1 Regulates DNA Replication Origin Firing by Counteracting DDK Activity

Cell Reports, 2014
The firing of eukaryotic origins of DNA replication requires CDK and DDK kinase activities. DDK, in particular, is involved in setting the temporal program of origin activation, a conserved feature of eukaryotes.
Anoushka Davé, Carol Cooley, Mansi Garg, Alessandro Bianchi   +3 more
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The Emerging Roles of TERRA in Telomere Maintenance and Genome Stability

Cells, 2019
The finding that transcription occurs at chromosome ends has opened new fields of study on the roles of telomeric transcripts in chromosome end maintenance and genome stability. Indeed, the ends of chromosomes are required to be protected from activation
Nicole Bettin, C. Oss Pegorar, E. Cusanelli   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Conserved structural motifs in PAS, LOV, and CRY proteins regulate circadian rhythms and are therapeutic targets

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cryptochrome and PAS/LOV proteins play intricate roles in circadian clocks where they act as both sensors and mediators of protein–protein interactions. Their ubiquitous presence in signaling networks has positioned them as targets for small‐molecule therapeutics. This review provides a structural introduction to these protein families.
Eric D. Brinckman, Anna E. Lester, Brian D. Zoltowski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source