2020
Microcephalin 1/BRIT1-TRF2 interaction promotes telomere replication and repair, linking telomere dysfunction to primary microcephaly
Cicconi A, Rai R, Xiong X, Broton C, Al-Hiyasat A, Hu C, Dong S, Sun W, Garbarino J, Bindra RS, Schildkraut C, Chen Y, Chang S. Microcephalin 1/BRIT1-TRF2 interaction promotes telomere replication and repair, linking telomere dysfunction to primary microcephaly. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5861. PMID: 33203878, PMCID: PMC7672075, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19674-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminopeptidasesAnimalsBinding SitesCalorimetryCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA DamageFibroblastsHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMiceMicrocephalyMutationProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2
2017
NBS1 Phosphorylation Status Dictates Repair Choice of Dysfunctional Telomeres
Rai R, Hu C, Broton C, Chen Y, Lei M, Chang S. NBS1 Phosphorylation Status Dictates Repair Choice of Dysfunctional Telomeres. Molecular Cell 2017, 65: 801-817.e4. PMID: 28216226, PMCID: PMC5639704, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAminopeptidasesAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Dipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA End-Joining RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsExodeoxyribonucleasesG1 PhaseG2 PhaseHCT116 CellsHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsModels, MolecularNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsS PhaseSerine ProteasesShelterin ComplexStructure-Activity RelationshipTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2