Distinct binding of BRCA2 BRC repeats to RAD51 generates differential DNA damage sensitivity
Chatterjee G, Jimenez-Sainz J, Presti T, Nguyen T, Jensen RB. Distinct binding of BRCA2 BRC repeats to RAD51 generates differential DNA damage sensitivity. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 5256-5270. PMID: 27084934, PMCID: PMC4914107, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsBRCA2 ProteinDNA DamageProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRad51 RecombinaseConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDomain of BRCA2Homology-directed repairDouble-strand breaksBRC repeatsDNA damageDNA damage sensitivityPatient-derived mutationsRegulation of RAD51Cellular DNA damageComplementation functionRepair complexRAD51 bindingRad51 filamentsDNA substratesHomologous recombinationFaceted proteinProper regulationStrand pairingRAD51Damage sensitivityCellular propertiesRepeatsCellular featuresRepeat unitsPurified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination
Jensen RB, Carreira A, Kowalczykowski SC. Purified human BRCA2 stimulates RAD51-mediated recombination. Nature 2010, 467: 678-683. PMID: 20729832, PMCID: PMC2952063, DOI: 10.1038/nature09399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBRCA2 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosomal InstabilityDNADNA RepairDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansMutationProtein BindingRad51 RecombinaseRecombination, GeneticReplication Protein ASequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHuman BRCA2Assembly of RAD51Rad51-ssDNA filamentRecombinational DNA repairDNA repair processesBreast cancer susceptibility genesRepair processReplication proteinsCancer susceptibility genesSsDNA annealingBind RAD51Homologous recombinationDNA repairMolecular basisATP hydrolysisRAD51Large proteinsChromosomal instabilitySusceptibility genesMechanistic insightsKey mediatorProteinDNAMutationsBRCA2