2008
MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair
Marek LR, Kottemann MC, Glazer PM, Bale AE. MEN1 and FANCD2 mediate distinct mechanisms of DNA crosslink repair. DNA Repair 2008, 7: 476-486. PMID: 18258493, PMCID: PMC2277339, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic interaction studiesFanconi anemia genesDNA crosslink repairVivo reporter systemLoss of Men1Large deletionsMutation frequencyTumor suppressor geneSame repair processICL sensitivityRepair processSingle base deletionDrosophila geneticsCrosslink repairICL repairGenetic interactionsMutant fliesCell mutantsFA genesHomopolymeric tractsReporter systemWild typeMutantsInteraction studiesSuppressor gene
2006
Drosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair
Marek LR, Bale AE. Drosophila homologs of FANCD2 and FANCL function in DNA repair. DNA Repair 2006, 5: 1317-1326. PMID: 16860002, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2006.05.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-linking agentsDNA repairFA genesDrosophila homologFanconi anemiaFA pathwayMonoubiquitination of FANCD2Elevated mutation ratesS-phase checkpointProgressive bone marrow failureSpontaneous chromosomal aberrationsMinimal machineryFly homologMammalian cellsAdditional genesFANCD2FANCLLinear pathwayDevelopmental defectsMutation rateCellular defectsHomologGenesBone marrow failureMutants
2005
Cardiac and CNS defects in a mouse with targeted disruption of suppressor of fused
Cooper AF, Yu KP, Brueckner M, Brailey LL, Johnson L, McGrath JM, Bale AE. Cardiac and CNS defects in a mouse with targeted disruption of suppressor of fused. Development 2005, 132: 4407-4417. PMID: 16155214, DOI: 10.1242/dev.02021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHeart Defects, CongenitalHedgehog ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeoplasmsNeural Tube DefectsPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorReceptors, Cell SurfaceRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNegative regulatorDpc embryosHh pathwayTargeted disruptionSuppressor of FusedDorsoventral patterningExcess HhCompound mutantsEmbryonic developmentSomatic cellsFused geneLeft-right asymmetryDevelopmental defectsNodal expressionMutantsNeural tubeLaterality defectsHedgehog pathwayTumor predispositionNegative modulatorSuppressorCancer developmentDevelopmental abnormalitiesNode developmentPathway