Defective Nucleotide Release by DNA Polymerase β Mutator Variant E288K Is the Basis of Its Low Fidelity
Mahmoud MM, Schechter A, Alnajjar KS, Huang J, Towle-Weicksel J, Eckenroth BE, Doublié S, Sweasy JB. Defective Nucleotide Release by DNA Polymerase β Mutator Variant E288K Is the Basis of Its Low Fidelity. Biochemistry 2017, 56: 5550-5559. PMID: 28945359, PMCID: PMC5654646, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionBiocatalysisColonic NeoplasmsDNADNA Polymerase betaDNA RepairDNA ReplicationEnzyme StabilityFluorescent DyesHumansKineticsModels, MolecularMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNaphthalenesulfonatesNeoplasm ProteinsP-DimethylaminoazobenzeneProtein ConformationProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein RefoldingRecombinant ProteinsSubstrate SpecificityDNA repair and systemic lupus erythematosus
Meas R, Burak MJ, Sweasy JB. DNA repair and systemic lupus erythematosus. DNA Repair 2017, 56: 174-182. PMID: 28623091, PMCID: PMC5543809, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusDevelopment of lupusLupus erythematosusGenetic predispositionChronic autoimmune diseaseAutoimmune diseasesMonozygotic twin concordanceFamilial aggregation studiesImmune systemLupusPotential associationCommon risk allelesRisk allelesDNA repair genesEnvironmental exposuresAberrant DNA repairErythematosusDNA repairTwin concordanceRepair genesCurrent knowledgeRepairAggregation studiesPredispositionDisease