2021
Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity
Liang F, Nagarajan A, Pillai M, Sung P, Kupfer G. Fanci-FANCD2 Promotes Genome Stability and DNA Repair By Down-Regulating BLM Helicase Activity. Blood 2021, 138: 1113. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-152218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA end resectionReplication forksGenome stabilityDNA repairResection activityRAD51 recruitmentEnd resectionAmino acid deletionBloom syndromeFanconi anemiaMutant cellsFA DNA repair pathwayAcid deletionDNA damageDNA damage hypersensitivityReplication fork collapseBLM helicase activityEfficient DNA repairHolliday junction dissolutionDNA damage repairDNA repair pathwaysRAD51 foci formationDouble Holliday junction dissolutionIsolation of proteinsHU sensitivity
2020
The DNA-binding activity of USP1-associated factor 1 is required for efficient RAD51-mediated homologous DNA pairing and homology-directed DNA repair
Liang F, Miller AS, Tang C, Maranon D, Williamson EA, Hromas R, Wiese C, Zhao W, Sung P, Kupfer GM. The DNA-binding activity of USP1-associated factor 1 is required for efficient RAD51-mediated homologous DNA pairing and homology-directed DNA repair. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 8186-8194. PMID: 32350107, PMCID: PMC7294083, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous DNA pairingDNA-binding activityDNA pairingDNA repairDNA bindingFanconi anemia complementation group D2 proteinDamage repairHomology-directed DNA repairRAD51 recombinase activityFanconi anemia pathwayDNA damage sensitivityChromosome damage repairHR-mediated DNA repairDNA damage responseDNA damage repairHomologous recombination pathwayFactor 1FANCD2 deubiquitinationRole of DNAEfficient RAD51Deubiquitinase complexRecombinase RAD51Damage responseUAF1D2 protein
2019
UAF1 DNA Binding Activity Is Critical for RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing
Liang F, Miller A, Tang C, Sung P, Kupfer G. UAF1 DNA Binding Activity Is Critical for RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing. Blood 2019, 134: 2497. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-130435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomologous DNA pairingHomologous recombinationDNA binding activityDNA repairDNA bindingDNA pairingHomologous DNAFanconi anemia DNA repair pathwayHR efficiencyFA core complexDNA damageDNA damage sensitivityDNA damage resistanceDNA-binding mutantSynaptic complex assemblyBinding activityE3 ligase activityDNA damage repairDNA repair pathwaysPresynaptic complex formationFANCD2 deubiquitinationGenome maintenanceComplex formationDeubiquitinase complexMutant proteinsChromatin‐bound cGAS is an inhibitor of DNA repair and hence accelerates genome destabilization and cell death
Jiang H, Xue X, Panda S, Kawale A, Hooy RM, Liang F, Sohn J, Sung P, Gekara NO. Chromatin‐bound cGAS is an inhibitor of DNA repair and hence accelerates genome destabilization and cell death. The EMBO Journal 2019, 38: embj2019102718. PMID: 31544964, PMCID: PMC6826206, DOI: 10.15252/embj.2019102718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic GMP-AMP synthaseHomologous recombinationDNA repairGenome destabilizationCell deathChromatin-binding proteinsGMP-AMP synthaseSsDNA filamentsGenome integrityGenomic stressInnate immune sensorsHR repairChromosomal rearrangementsStrand invasionRegulatory mechanismsUnknown roleCytosolic innate immune sensorsCell survivalTemplate dsDNAImmune sensorsBone marrow cellsMicronuclei generationOutcome of infectionMarrow cellsInnate immune activation
2016
Promotion of RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing by the RAD51AP1-UAF1 Complex
Liang F, Longerich S, Miller AS, Tang C, Buzovetsky O, Xiong Y, Maranon DG, Wiese C, Kupfer GM, Sung P. Promotion of RAD51-Mediated Homologous DNA Pairing by the RAD51AP1-UAF1 Complex. Cell Reports 2016, 15: 2118-2126. PMID: 27239033, PMCID: PMC5381662, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationFanconi anemia DNA damage response pathwayDNA damage response pathwaySmall ubiquitin-like modifierDNA damage hypersensitivityHomologous DNA pairingSUMO-interacting motifDamage response pathwayUbiquitin-like modifierFANCD2 ubiquitinationGenome maintenanceComplex formationNucleoprotein intermediatesRAD51 recombinaseDNA pairingProtein complexesBinds DNAAccessory factorsResponse pathwaysHomologous DNADNA repairLike domainUAF1RAD51RAD51AP1
2015
NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability
Parplys AC, Zhao W, Sharma N, Groesser T, Liang F, Maranon DG, Leung SG, Grundt K, Dray E, Idate R, Østvold AC, Schild D, Sung P, Wiese C. NUCKS1 is a novel RAD51AP1 paralog important for homologous recombination and genome stability. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 9817-9834. PMID: 26323318, PMCID: PMC4787752, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationDNA replication fork progressionChromatin-associated proteinsVertebrate-specific proteinReplication fork progressionDNA damage responseDNA repair pathwaysNew replication originsNumber of proteinsExtensive sequence homologyImpairs DNA repairGenome stabilityLimited functional dataChromosome stabilityFork progressionDamage responseReplication originsHR pathwayPhenotypic effectsDNA repairRepair pathwaysSequence homologyTumor suppressionSame DNANUCKS1