2017
DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining
Ray S, Breuer G, DeVeaux M, Zelterman D, Bindra R, Sweasy JB. DNA polymerase beta participates in DNA End-joining. Nucleic Acids Research 2017, 46: 242-255. PMID: 29161447, PMCID: PMC5758893, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-strand breaksAlternative NHEJHomologous recombinationDNA polymerasePol βX-family DNA polymerasesFamily DNA polymerasesDNA polymerase betaDNA pol βDeleterious lesionsDNA endsGenomic instabilityNHEJ pathwayDNA proteinProcessing enzymesDefective repairCellular sensitivityCell deathStrand breaksPolymerase betaSubunit inhibitorPolymeraseSmall deletionsMechanistic insightsNHEJ
2014
Development of a novel method to create double-strand break repair fingerprints using next-generation sequencing
Soong CP, Breuer GA, Hannon RA, Kim SD, Salem AF, Wang G, Yu R, Carriero NJ, Bjornson R, Sundaram RK, Bindra RS. Development of a novel method to create double-strand break repair fingerprints using next-generation sequencing. DNA Repair 2014, 26: 44-53. PMID: 25547252, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationNHEJ repairChromosomal lociDSB repair pathway choiceDNA double-strand break repairEndogenous chromosomal locusEfficient DNA double-strand break repairDouble-strand break repairDSB repair proteinsRepair pathway choiceDNA damaging agentsSequencing-based approachesDSB repair activityNext-generation sequencing-based approachChromatin interactionsGenomic integrityDSB repairMammalian cellsNext-generation sequencingBreak repairPathway choiceRepair proteinsReporter geneDamaging agentsRepair assays