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 proteins
2016
The Role of UAF1 in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway Regulation of Homologous Recombination-Mediated Genome Maintenance
Liang F, Longerich S, Tang C, Buzovestsky O, Xiong Y, Maranon D, Wiese C, Miller A, Sung P, Kupfer G. The Role of UAF1 in the Fanconi Anemia Pathway Regulation of Homologous Recombination-Mediated Genome Maintenance. Blood 2016, 128: 1041. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1041.1041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomologous recombinationGenome maintenanceDNA damageFA DNA repair pathwayCancer-prone genetic diseasesFanconi anemiaDNA damage hypersensitivityFunctional synergySynaptic complex assemblyProtein complex formationRad51 presynaptic filamentD-loop reactionDNA repair functionDNA damage repairDNA binding activityCell linesFANCD2 ubiquitinationGenome stabilityComplex formationRAD51 recombinaseHuman cell linesBinds DNAPresynaptic filamentRecombinase RAD51UAF1