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ArticleCritical reviews in plant sciences2007

Multiple functions of DNA polymerases.

Miguel Garcia-Diaz, Katarzyna Bebenek

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Article in Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Structural and Molecular Kinetic Features of Activities of DNA Polymerases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miguel Garcia-DiazLaboratory of Structural Biology and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
Katarzyna Bebenek
Triangle · US

Funding

Structure-Function Studies Of DNA Replication FidelityZ01ES065070 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KUNKEL, THOMAS A · 1991 to 2008
$4.3M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES065070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary role of DNA polymerases is to accurately and efficiently replicate the genome in order to ensure the maintenance of the genetic information and its faithful transmission through generations. This is not a simple task considering the size of the genome and its constant exposure to endogenous and environmental DNA damaging agents. Thus, a number of DNA repair pathways operate in cells to protect the integrity of the genome. In addition to their role in replication, DNA polymerases play a central role in most of these pathways. Given the multitude and the complexity of DNA transactions that depend on DNA polymerase activity, it is not surprising that cells in all organisms contain multiple highly specialized DNA polymerases, the majority of which have only recently been discovered. Five DNA polymerases are now recognized in Escherichia coli, 8 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and at least 15 in humans. While polymerases in bacteria, yeast and mammalian cells have been extensively studied much less is known about their counterparts in plants. For example, the plant model organism Arabidopsis thaliana is thought to contain 12 DNA polymerases, whose functions are mostly unknown. Here we review the properties and functions of DNA polymerases focusing on yeast and mammalian cells but paying special attention to the plant enzymes and the special circumstances of replication and repair in plant cells.

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PMID18496613
PMCPMC2391090
OpenAlexW2088011271

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