2018
Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria
Shine EE, Xue M, Patel JR, Healy AR, Surovtseva YV, Herzon SB, Crawford JM. Model Colibactins Exhibit Human Cell Genotoxicity in the Absence of Host Bacteria. ACS Chemical Biology 2018, 13: 3286-3293. PMID: 30403848, PMCID: PMC7001666, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost bacteriaGenotoxic secondary metabolitesDNA double-strand breaksDNA interstrandSpecific protein domainsWild-type pathwayDouble-strand breaksFull molecular mechanismsCell culturesFamily of metabolitesHuman cell linesProtein domainsPresence of membranesModule skippingCellular phenotypesExtracellular supplementationNative pathwaysHuman cell culturesMolecular mechanismsSecondary metabolitesHuman cellsColibactinEfficient DNA interstrandObserved modulesPhenotype
2008
STN1 protects chromosome ends in Arabidopsis thaliana
Song X, Leehy K, Warrington R, Lamb J, Surovtseva Y, Shippen D. STN1 protects chromosome ends in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 19815-19820. PMID: 19064932, PMCID: PMC2604966, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807867105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome end protectionEnd chromosome fusionsOligonucleotide/oligosaccharideSignificant sequence similarityDNA repair machineryDouble-strand breaksDistinct subcomplexesMulticellular eukaryotesTelomere capChromosome fusionsArabidopsis thalianaTelomere proteinsChromosome endsSubtelomeric DNASchizosaccharomyces pombeShelterin componentsTelomere integrityVertebrate telomeresRepair machinerySequence similarityNucleolytic attackTelomere recombinationEnd protectionDevelopmental defectsStn1