2013
XPD-dependent activation of apoptosis in response to triplex-induced DNA damage
Tiwari M, Rogers FA. XPD-dependent activation of apoptosis in response to triplex-induced DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Research 2013, 41: 8979-8994. PMID: 23913414, PMCID: PMC3799437, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-strand breaksStrand breaksGenomic integrityPro-apoptotic pathwaysHuman genomeTyrosine 142DNA repairDNA sequencesGenomic instabilityDNA strand breaksNoncanonical structuresCancer initiationDNA damageDamage sitesΓH2AX fociHelical distortionApoptosisTriplex structureCentral rolePathwayXPDGenomeTriplexesPhosphorylationΓH2AX
2011
XPD‐Dependent induction of apoptosis in cells with DNA containing triple helical repeats
Rogers F, Kaushik M. XPD‐Dependent induction of apoptosis in cells with DNA containing triple helical repeats. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 310.3-310.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.310.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA repairH-DNAAltered helical structureNucleotide excision repair pathwayExcision repair pathwayTriple helical repeatsGenomic integrityPro-apoptotic pathwaysHuman genomeInduction of mutationsDNA sequencesRepair pathwaysHelical repeatBase pairsDNA damageIntricate balanceHelical distortionRepair synthesisTriplex structureApoptosisHelical structureCentral roleTriplex formationPathwayInduction
2009
Targeted correction of a thalassemia-associated β-globin mutation induced by pseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acids
Lonkar P, Kim KH, Kuan JY, Chin JY, Rogers FA, Knauert MP, Kole R, Nielsen PE, Glazer PM. Targeted correction of a thalassemia-associated β-globin mutation induced by pseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acids. Nucleic Acids Research 2009, 37: 3635-3644. PMID: 19364810, PMCID: PMC2699504, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-globin geneNucleotide excision repair factorsAltered helical structureExcision repair factorsSingle base-pair modificationTriplex-forming peptide nucleic acidsPseudo-complementary peptide nucleic acidsDisease-related genesDonor DNA fragmentsComplementary DNA sequenceNucleic acidsProper splicingRepair factorsSite-specific bindingMammalian cellsSite-specific modificationDNA repairDNA sequencesGene targetingSecond intronDNA fragmentsHuman cellsTriple helix formationGene correctionHuman fibroblast cells