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BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage
Jensen RB, Ozes A, Kim T, Estep A, Kowalczykowski SC. BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage. DNA Repair 2013, 12: 306-311. PMID: 23384538, PMCID: PMC3602134, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAD51 paralogsHomologous recombinationDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseDNA DSB repairDonor DNA moleculesDouble-strand breaksHigh-fidelity repairLoss of BRCA2SiRNA-mediated knockdownHuman BRCA2 proteinCell cycle arrestGenetic interactionsSister chromatidsDamage responseDSB repairMammalian cellsParalogsRegulated eventDNA breaksEnzymatic functionMechanistic functionBRCA2 proteinCentral playerHuman cells
2019
The Post-Synaptic Function of Brca2
Wang CX, Jimenez-Sainz J, Jensen RB, Mazin AV. The Post-Synaptic Function of Brca2. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4554. PMID: 30872704, PMCID: PMC6418147, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41054-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksHomologous recombinationMammalian cellsRegulation of HRDisplacement loop (D-loop) structureDouble-strand breaksPresynaptic nucleoprotein filamentHigh-fidelity processRAD51 activityGenetic diversityNucleoprotein filamentDSB repairHomologous dsDNAD-loopPost-synaptic functionRAD51Mechanistic underpinningsBiologic functionsUnexpected activityLoop structureBRCA2SsDNAFilamentsCellsDiversity