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Homologous recombination and the repair of DNA double-strand breaks

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Wright, William Douglass, Shah, Shanaya Shital, Heyer, Wolf-Dietrich·2018·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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, particularly to repair DNA damage affecting both strands of the double helix. Here, we discuss the DNA transactions and enzymatic activities required for this elegantly orchestrated process in the context of the repair of DNA double-strand breaks in somatic cells. This includes homology search, DNA strand invasion, repair DNA synthesis, and restoration of intact chromosomes. Aspects of DNA topology affecting individual steps are highlighted. Overall, recombination is a dynamic pathway with multiple metastable and reversible intermediates designed to achieve DNA repair with high fidelity.

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Authors
Wright, W. D., Shah, S. S., & Heyer, W.-D.
Affiliations
University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Heyer, Wolf-Dietrich
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-07
Volume
293
Issue
27
Pages
10524-10535
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2795227812
Cited by
713
References
115
Citations by year
2026: 61 · 2025: 94 · 2024: 89 · 2023: 84 · 2022: 94 · 2021: 129 · 2020: 101 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 16
FWCI
7.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (GM58015, CA92276)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Keywords
homologous recombination, DNA double-strand break repair, homology search, DNA strand invasion, repair synthesis, DNA topology, recombination intermediates, somatic cells, DNA repair fidelity
MeSH terms
Animals, DNA Repair, DNA Replication, Humans, Signal Transduction, DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded, Homologous Recombination

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