2009
Multiple roles for MRE11 at uncapped telomeres
Deng Y, Guo X, Ferguson DO, Chang S. Multiple roles for MRE11 at uncapped telomeres. Nature 2009, 460: 914-918. PMID: 19633651, PMCID: PMC2760383, DOI: 10.1038/nature08196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosome AberrationsDNA DamageDNA Ligase ATPDNA LigasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMRE11 Homologue ProteinNuclear ProteinsShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsMRN complexLinear eukaryotic chromosomesDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksDamage repair pathwaysGenome integrityEukaryotic chromosomesUncapped telomeresTelomere maintenanceRepair factorsDNA endsRepair pathwaysTelomeric endNuclease activityTelomeresMultiple rolesMre11Major playersPathogenic lesionsMre1ChromosomesComplexesProteinAlleles
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