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Purified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination
Jensen RB, Carreira A, Kowalczykowski SC. Purified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination. Nature 2010, 467: 678-683. PMID: 20729832, PMCID: PMC2952063, DOI: 10.1038/nature09399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBRCA2 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosomal InstabilityDNADNA RepairDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMutationProtein BindingRad51 RecombinaseRecombination, GeneticReplication Protein ASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHuman BRCA2Assembly of RAD51Rad51-ssDNA filamentRecombinational DNA repairDNA repair processesBreast cancer susceptibility genesRepair processReplication proteinsCancer susceptibility genesSsDNA annealingBind RAD51Homologous recombinationDNA repairMolecular basisATP hydrolysisRAD51Large proteinsChromosomal instabilitySusceptibility genesMechanistic insightsKey mediatorProteinDNAMutationsBRCA2Cell-interdependent cisplatin killing by Ku/DNA-dependent protein kinase signaling transduced through gap junctions
Jensen R, Glazer PM. Cell-interdependent cisplatin killing by Ku/DNA-dependent protein kinase signaling transduced through gap junctions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 6134-6139. PMID: 15069205, PMCID: PMC395935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400051101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) complexDNA-dependent protein kinase activityDNA-dependent protein kinaseProtein kinase complexProtein kinase activityCell-autonomous mannerGap junctionsBlock transcriptionKinase complexKinase functionProtein kinaseDeath signalsDNA repairCell communicationKinase activityRecipient cellsCellular componentsGap junction expressionHuman cancersNeighboring cellsDirect cellCell killingMechanism of actionCellsJunction expression
2003
Decreased Expression of the DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mlh1 under Hypoxic Stress in Mammalian Cells
Mihaylova VT, Bindra RS, Yuan J, Campisi D, Narayanan L, Jensen R, Giordano F, Johnson RS, Rockwell S, Glazer PM. Decreased Expression of the DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mlh1 under Hypoxic Stress in Mammalian Cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 3265-3273. PMID: 12697826, PMCID: PMC153206, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.9.3265-3273.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBase Pair MismatchBeta-GalactosidaseCarrier ProteinsCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedDeferoxamineDinucleotide RepeatsDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme InhibitorsFibroblastsGenes, ReporterHeLa CellsHumansHydroxamic AcidsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIron Chelating AgentsMethylationMiceMice, TransgenicMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsConceptsGenetic instabilityMammalian cellsDNA mismatch repair genes MLH1Chromosomal reporter geneHistone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin AStationary-phase mutagenesisDeacetylase inhibitor trichostatin AInhibitor trichostatin AMismatch repair genes MLH1Treatment of cellsHistone deacetylationStress signalsKey MMR proteinsReporter geneGenes MLH1Gene expressionLow oxygen tensionPMS2 levelsMMR gene expressionTrichostatin AMLH1 mRNAPotential new pathwaysDinucleotide repeatsHeterodimer partnerHypoxia-induced reduction
2001
ATM-dependent expression of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor in a pathway regulating radiation response
Peretz S, Jensen R, Baserga R, Glazer P. ATM-dependent expression of the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor in a pathway regulating radiation response. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 1676-1681. PMID: 11172010, PMCID: PMC29316, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.4.1676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type cellsIGF-IR promoter activityAT cellsAtaxia telangiectasiaPromoter activityLevel of transcriptionHeterologous viral promotersDominant negative fragmentTyrosine kinase activityCell surface receptorsATM cDNAIGF-IR expressionIGF-IRInhibition of apoptosisATM functionAT syndromeKinase activityViral promotersCDNA resultsCell transformationInsulin-like growthATM geneSurface receptorsGrowth abnormalitiesExtreme radiosensitivity