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
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