2009
Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model
Kottemann MC, Bale AE. Characterization of DNA damage-dependent cell cycle checkpoints in a menin-deficient model. DNA Repair 2009, 8: 944-952. PMID: 19608464, PMCID: PMC2745199, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA DamageEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsG1 PhaseHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMiceModels, BiologicalMutagensMutationMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsRadiation, IonizingS PhaseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Up-RegulationConceptsP21 promoterDNA damage-dependent mannerPositive transcriptional regulatorDamage-dependent mannerNormal cellular physiologyCell cycle controlLoss of Men1Intra-S checkpointCell cycle checkpointsMouse embryonic fibroblastsCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorG1/STranscriptional regulationTranscriptional regulatorsCheckpoint responseCellular physiologyCycle checkpointsHistone methyltransferaseDNA repairEmbryonic fibroblastsTranscriptional capacityCycle controlTarget p21MeninCancer pathogenesis
2006
Drosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair
Marek LR, Bale AE. Drosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair. DNA Repair 2006, 5: 1317-1326. PMID: 16860002, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.05.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linking agentsDNA repairFA genesDrosophila homologFanconi anemiaFA pathwayMonoubiquitination of FANCD2Elevated mutation ratesS-phase checkpointProgressive bone marrow failureSpontaneous chromosomal aberrationsMinimal machineryFly homologMammalian cellsAdditional genesFANCD2FANCLLinear pathwayDevelopmental defectsMutation rateCellular defectsHomologGenesBone marrow failureMutants
2004
Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Busygina V, Suphapeetiporn K, Marek LR, Stowers RS, Xu T, Bale AE. Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Human Molecular Genetics 2004, 13: 2399-2408. PMID: 15333582, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA cross-linking agentsNucleotide excision repairDNA damage-induced mutationsTumor suppressor geneDamage-induced mutationsDrosophila homologGenomic integrityHuman meninMutant fliesBiochemical functionsTranscriptional modulationNuclear proteinsDrosophila modelProtein 50Novel memberExcision repairNull allelesMolecular mechanismsCancer genesHistone deacetylaseSuppressor geneHomozygous inactivationMnn1Normal fliesGenes