2016
Triplex structures induce DNA double strand breaks via replication fork collapse in NER deficient cells
Tiwari M, Adaku N, Peart N, Rogers FA. Triplex structures induce DNA double strand breaks via replication fork collapse in NER deficient cells. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 7742-7754. PMID: 27298253, PMCID: PMC5027492, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-strand breaksReplication fork collapseFork collapseGenomic instabilityReplication-associated double-strand breaksDNA replication fork progressionNucleotide excision repair proteinsTriplex structureRobust DNA damage responseDNA double-strand breaksReplication fork progressionReplication fork stabilityStrand breaksReplication fork integrityXPC-deficient cellsDNA damage responseMirror repeat sequencesExcision repair proteinsMore DSBsNER-deficient cellsDamage recognition proteinsGenomic integrityDual phosphorylationFork stabilityFork integrity
2013
Triplex-induced DNA damage response.
Rogers FA, Tiwari MK. Triplex-induced DNA damage response. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2013, 86: 471-8. PMID: 24348211, PMCID: PMC3848101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseGenomic integrityDamage responseCellular pathwaysCellular DNA damage responseDNA damageAppropriate cellular responsesPro-apoptotic factorsCell cycle arrestDNA repairDNA strand breaksCellular responsesCycle arrestDamage sitesStrand breaksPathwayApoptosisHelical structureComplex seriesCentral roleTriplex formationXPDPhosphorylationΓH2AXDNAXPD-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
Targeted Disruption of the CCR5 Gene in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Stimulated by Peptide Nucleic Acids
Schleifman EB, Bindra R, Leif J, del Campo J, Rogers FA, Uchil P, Kutsch O, Shultz LD, Kumar P, Greiner DL, Glazer PM. Targeted Disruption of the CCR5 Gene in Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Stimulated by Peptide Nucleic Acids. Cell Chemical Biology 2011, 18: 1189-1198. PMID: 21944757, PMCID: PMC3183429, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsHIV-1CCR5 geneHIV-1-infected individualsHIV-1 infectionGene modificationHIV-1 entryCCR5-Delta32 mutationImmune system functionStem cellsCCR5 knockoutMonths posttransplantationChemokine receptorsHuman hematopoietic stem cellsTherapeutic strategiesSubsequent engraftmentGenome modificationProtein levelsHuman cellsTargeted disruptionCCR5Peptide nucleic acidInfectionNucleic acidsCells
2005
Distance and Affinity Dependence of Triplex-Induced Recombination †
Knauert MP, Lloyd JA, Rogers FA, Datta HJ, Bennett ML, Weeks DL, Glazer PM. Distance and Affinity Dependence of Triplex-Induced Recombination †. Biochemistry 2005, 44: 3856-3864. PMID: 15751961, DOI: 10.1021/bi0481040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Site-directed recombination via bifunctional PNA–DNA conjugates
Rogers FA, Vasquez KM, Egholm M, Glazer PM. Site-directed recombination via bifunctional PNA–DNA conjugates. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 16695-16700. PMID: 12461167, PMCID: PMC139206, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.262556899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite-directed recombinationDNA repairNucleotide excision repair factorsExcision repair factorsSite-specific DNASite-specific recombinationHuman cell-free extractsDonor DNA fragmentsRepair factorsMammalian cellsGenetic manipulationCell-free extractsTarget genesSite-directed mannerReporter geneStrand invasionPlasmid substratesDNA fragmentsDefective geneDonor DNAWatson-Crick base pairingDuplex DNAGenesTarget plasmidDNA