2009
Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model
Kottemann MC, Bale AE. Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model. DNA Repair 2009, 8: 944-952. PMID: 19608464, PMCID: PMC2745199, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA DamageEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsG1 PhaseHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMiceModels, BiologicalMutagensMutationMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRadiation, IonizingS PhaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Up-RegulationConceptsP21 promoterDNA damage-dependent mannerPositive transcriptional regulatorDamage-dependent mannerNormal cellular physiologyCell cycle controlLoss of Men1Intra-S checkpointCell cycle checkpointsMouse embryonic fibroblastsCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorG1/STranscriptional regulationTranscriptional regulatorsCheckpoint responseCellular physiologyCycle checkpointsHistone methyltransferaseDNA repairEmbryonic fibroblastsTranscriptional capacityCycle controlTarget p21MeninCancer pathogenesis
2008
MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair
Marek LR, Kottemann MC, Glazer PM, Bale AE. MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair. DNA Repair 2008, 7: 476-486. PMID: 18258493, PMCID: PMC2277339, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic interaction studiesFanconi anemia genesDNA crosslink repairVivo reporter systemLoss of Men1Large deletionsMutation frequencyTumor suppressor geneSame repair processICL sensitivityRepair processSingle base deletionDrosophila geneticsCrosslink repairICL repairGenetic interactionsMutant fliesCell mutantsFA genesHomopolymeric tractsReporter systemWild typeMutantsInteraction studiesSuppressor gene
2004
Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Busygina V, Suphapeetiporn K, Marek LR, Stowers RS, Xu T, Bale AE. Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Human Molecular Genetics 2004, 13: 2399-2408. PMID: 15333582, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA cross-linking agentsNucleotide excision repairDNA damage-induced mutationsTumor suppressor geneDamage-induced mutationsDrosophila homologGenomic integrityHuman meninMutant fliesBiochemical functionsTranscriptional modulationNuclear proteinsDrosophila modelProtein 50Novel memberExcision repairNull allelesMolecular mechanismsCancer genesHistone deacetylaseSuppressor geneHomozygous inactivationMnn1Normal fliesGenes