2008
Mre11 Nuclease Activity Has Essential Roles in DNA Repair and Genomic Stability Distinct from ATM Activation
Buis J, Wu Y, Deng Y, Leddon J, Westfield G, Eckersdorff M, Sekiguchi JM, Chang S, Ferguson DO. Mre11 Nuclease Activity Has Essential Roles in DNA Repair and Genomic Stability Distinct from ATM Activation. Cell 2008, 135: 85-96. PMID: 18854157, PMCID: PMC2645868, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TransformedCell ProliferationDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsGenomic InstabilityMiceMRE11 Homologue ProteinProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombination, GeneticTelomereTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsMre11/Rad50/Nbs1Nuclease activityDNA repairDNA damageDramatic genomic instabilityFunctions of Mre11Early embryonic lethalityMre11 nuclease activityATM kinaseATR kinaseEmbryonic lethalityGenomic stabilityATM activationMRN complexNucleolytic processingBreak repairDNA endsATM signalingMouse alleleGenomic instabilityDNA nuclease activityNuclease deficienciesEssential functionsUnknown roleMre11
2006
GCN5 Functions in Telomere Maintenance and Neural Development
Dent S, Evrard Y, Lin W, Bu P, Phan H, Chang S, Multani A. GCN5 Functions in Telomere Maintenance and Neural Development. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a1472-a1472. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.5.a1472-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutant embryosNeural developmentTelomere maintenanceDouble mutant embryosCatalytic site mutationsNeural tube closureGcn5 functionsTelomere defectsTelomere fusionEmbryonic lethalityHypomorphic alleleProper expressionGCN5Tube closureSite mutationSimilar defectsEnd associationEmbryosFirst evidenceApoptosisBrain developmentP53CellsTelomeresGenes