2003
NFBD1/MDC1 regulates ionizing radiation‐induced focus formation by DNA checkpoint signaling and repair factors
Xu X, Stern DF. NFBD1/MDC1 regulates ionizing radiation‐induced focus formation by DNA checkpoint signaling and repair factors. The FASEB Journal 2003, 17: 1842-1848. PMID: 14519663, DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0310com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNFBD1/MDC1DNA checkpointMRN complexRepair factorsIRIF formationATM/ATR substratesRadiation-induced nuclear fociRadiation-induced focus formationDNA damageBRCT domainFHA domainATR substratesNbs1 complexMre11-Rad50Nuclear fociNFBD1Repair proteinsTandem repeatsFoci formationMre11NBS1MDC1CheckpointNuclear factorBinds
1998
Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint
Sun Z, Hsiao J, Fay D, Stern D. Rad53 FHA Domain Associated with Phosphorylated Rad9 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint. Science 1998, 281: 272-274. PMID: 9657725, DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5374.272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationFungal ProteinsG2 PhaseHydroxyureaMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisMutationOligopeptidesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsRad53 phosphorylationRad53 protein kinaseDNA damage signalsDNA damage checkpointProtein-binding domainsCell cycle phase arrestRNR3 transcriptionRad9 proteinFHA domainDamage checkpointG2/M cell cycle phase arrestCell divisionProtein kinaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeDamage signalsRad9DNA damageRad53Phase arrestPhosphorylationCheckpointDomainCerevisiaeTranscriptionKinase
1997
Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions
Fay DS, Sun Z, Stern D. Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions. Current Genetics 1997, 31: 97-105. PMID: 9021124, DOI: 10.1007/s002940050181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Cloning, MolecularElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, FungalMutagenesisPlasmidsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence DeletionTransformation, GeneticConceptsCheckpoint functionKinase domainKinase activityEssential protein kinaseWild-type levelsGrowth-related functionsCheckpoint arrestProtein kinaseDeletional analysisN-terminusSPK1Cell cycleMutant allelesGrowth activityMutationsRad53Normal rateSaccharomycesMultiple stagesKinaseDomainCheckpointActivityAllelesRegulation