2021
Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity
Liang F, Nagarajan A, Pillai M, Sung P, Kupfer G. Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity. Blood 2021, 138: 1113. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-152218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA end resectionReplication forksGenome stabilityDNA repairResection activityRAD51 recruitmentEnd resectionAmino acid deletionBloom syndromeFanconi anemiaMutant cellsFA DNA repair pathwayAcid deletionDNA damageDNA damage hypersensitivityReplication fork collapseBLM helicase activityEfficient DNA repairHolliday junction dissolutionDNA damage repairDNA repair pathwaysRAD51 foci formationDouble Holliday junction dissolutionIsolation of proteinsHU sensitivity
2016
The Role of UAF1 in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway Regulation of Homologous Recombination-Mediated Genome Maintenance
Liang F, Longerich S, Tang C, Buzovestsky O, Xiong Y, Maranon D, Wiese C, Miller A, Sung P, Kupfer G. The Role of UAF1 in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway Regulation of Homologous Recombination-Mediated Genome Maintenance. Blood 2016, 128: 1041. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1041.1041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomologous recombinationGenome maintenanceDNA damageFA DNA repair pathwayCancer-prone genetic diseasesFanconi anemiaDNA damage hypersensitivityFunctional synergySynaptic complex assemblyProtein complex formationRad51 presynaptic filamentD-loop reactionDNA repair functionDNA damage repairDNA binding activityCell linesFANCD2 ubiquitinationGenome stabilityComplex formationRAD51 recombinaseHuman cell linesBinds DNAPresynaptic filamentRecombinase RAD51UAF1
2015
NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability
Parplys AC, Zhao W, Sharma N, Groesser T, Liang F, Maranon DG, Leung SG, Grundt K, Dray E, Idate R, Østvold AC, Schild D, Sung P, Wiese C. NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 9817-9834. PMID: 26323318, PMCID: PMC4787752, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationDNA replication fork progressionChromatin-associated proteinsVertebrate-specific proteinReplication fork progressionDNA damage responseDNA repair pathwaysNew replication originsNumber of proteinsExtensive sequence homologyImpairs DNA repairGenome stabilityLimited functional dataChromosome stabilityFork progressionDamage responseReplication originsHR pathwayPhenotypic effectsDNA repairRepair pathwaysSequence homologyTumor suppressionSame DNANUCKS1