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The Tumor-Associated Variant RAD51 G151D Induces a Hyper-Recombination Phenotype
Marsden CG, Jensen RB, Zagelbaum J, Rothenberg E, Morrical SW, Wallace SS, Sweasy JB. The Tumor-Associated Variant RAD51 G151D Induces a Hyper-Recombination Phenotype. PLOS Genetics 2016, 12: e1006208. PMID: 27513445, PMCID: PMC4981402, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsChromosome AberrationsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA RepairDoxorubicinFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomic InstabilityHumansMCF-7 CellsMitomycinMutationRad51 RecombinaseRadiation, IonizingRecombinational DNA RepairSister Chromatid ExchangeConceptsHuman breast epithelial cellsBreast epithelial cellsSister chromatid exchangesBreast carcinomaDrug resistanceMitomycin CEpithelial cellsChromosomal aberrationsHigh levelsChromatid exchangesRepairSomatic variantsRAD51 variantsDNA damageMultiple DNA damaging agentsDNA damaging agentsPresence of RPAPhenotypeCellsCarcinomaExpressionDNA double-strand breaksDamaging agentsLevelsVariantsPurification of Recombinant 2XMBP Tagged Human Proteins from Human Cells
Jensen R. Purification of Recombinant 2XMBP Tagged Human Proteins from Human Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2014, 1176: 209-217. PMID: 25030930, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0992-6_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-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
2022
DNA fiber combing protocol using in-house reagents and coverslips to analyze replication fork dynamics in mammalian cells
Moore G, Sainz J, Jensen RB. DNA fiber combing protocol using in-house reagents and coverslips to analyze replication fork dynamics in mammalian cells. STAR Protocols 2022, 3: 101371. PMID: 35573479, PMCID: PMC9092994, DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101371.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Post-Synaptic Function of Brca2
Wang CX, Jimenez-Sainz J, Jensen RB, Mazin AV. The Post-Synaptic Function of Brca2. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4554. PMID: 30872704, PMCID: PMC6418147, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41054-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksHomologous recombinationMammalian cellsRegulation of HRDisplacement loop (D-loop) structureDouble-strand breaksPresynaptic nucleoprotein filamentHigh-fidelity processRAD51 activityGenetic diversityNucleoprotein filamentDSB repairHomologous dsDNAD-loopPost-synaptic functionRAD51Mechanistic underpinningsBiologic functionsUnexpected activityLoop structureBRCA2SsDNAFilamentsCellsDiversity