Featured Publications
BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage
Jensen RB, Ozes A, Kim T, Estep A, Kowalczykowski SC. BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage. DNA Repair 2013, 12: 306-311. PMID: 23384538, PMCID: PMC3602134, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAD51 paralogsHomologous recombinationDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseDNA DSB repairDonor DNA moleculesDouble-strand breaksHigh-fidelity repairLoss of BRCA2SiRNA-mediated knockdownHuman BRCA2 proteinCell cycle arrestGenetic interactionsSister chromatidsDamage responseDSB repairMammalian cellsParalogsRegulated eventDNA breaksEnzymatic functionMechanistic functionBRCA2 proteinCentral playerHuman cells
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
2003
Decreased Expression of the DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mlh1 under Hypoxic Stress in Mammalian Cells
Mihaylova VT, Bindra RS, Yuan J, Campisi D, Narayanan L, Jensen R, Giordano F, Johnson RS, Rockwell S, Glazer PM. Decreased Expression of the DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mlh1 under Hypoxic Stress in Mammalian Cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 3265-3273. PMID: 12697826, PMCID: PMC153206, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.9.3265-3273.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBase Pair MismatchBeta-GalactosidaseCarrier ProteinsCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedDeferoxamineDinucleotide RepeatsDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme InhibitorsFibroblastsGenes, ReporterHeLa CellsHumansHydroxamic AcidsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIron Chelating AgentsMethylationMiceMice, TransgenicMismatch Repair Endonuclease PMS2MutL Protein Homolog 1MutS Homolog 2 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsConceptsGenetic instabilityMammalian cellsDNA mismatch repair genes MLH1Chromosomal reporter geneHistone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin AStationary-phase mutagenesisDeacetylase inhibitor trichostatin AInhibitor trichostatin AMismatch repair genes MLH1Treatment of cellsHistone deacetylationStress signalsKey MMR proteinsReporter geneGenes MLH1Gene expressionLow oxygen tensionPMS2 levelsMMR gene expressionTrichostatin AMLH1 mRNAPotential new pathwaysDinucleotide repeatsHeterodimer partnerHypoxia-induced reduction