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ReviewTrends in cell biology2010

Single-molecule imaging brings Rad51 nucleoprotein filaments into focus.

Anthony L Forget, Stephen C Kowalczykowski

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Review in Trends in cell biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Biomarker-Driven Treatments for Ovarian Cancer: Moving Beyond HRD?International journal of women's health · 2026
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  4. Modulation of TvRAD51 Recombinase inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  8. mRNA Expression and Methylation of theBiomarker insights · 2024
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  10. Prognostic Value of the Immunohistochemical Expression of RAD51 and BRCA2 in Gastric Adenocarcinoma.The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society · 2022
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  14. Immunomodulatory Effects of Radiotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  19. DNA Repair: The Search for Homology.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anthony L ForgetDepartments of Microbiology, and of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8665, USA.
Stephen C Kowalczykowski
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

Biochemical Mechanisms and Function of DNA HelicasesR01GM041347 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI KOWALCZYKOWSKI, STEPHEN CHARLES · 1989 to 2018
$7.6M
Mechanistic Studies of Genetic RecombinationR01GM062653 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI KOWALCZYKOWSKI, STEPHEN CHARLES · 2010 to 2018
$4.4M
Single-Molecule Assembly of Protein-DNA ComplexesR01GM064745 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI KOWALCZYKOWSKI, STEPHEN CHARLES · 2002 to 2018
$4.3M
MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF GENETIC RECOMBINATIONR37GM062653 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI KOWALCZYKOWSKI, STEPHEN CHARLES · 2000 to 2009
$3.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM-41347NIGMS NIH HHS GM-62653NIGMS NIH HHS GM-64745NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM041347NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062653NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM064745NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM062653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Rad51 protein is essential for DNA repair by homologous recombination. After DNA damage, Rad51 localizes to nuclear foci that represent sites of DNA repair in vivo. In vitro, Rad51 self-assembles on single- or double-stranded DNA to form a nucleoprotein filament. Recently, the merging of innovative single-molecule techniques with ensemble methods has provided unique insights into the dynamic nature of this filament and its cellular function. The assembly and disassembly of Rad51 nucleoprotein filaments is seen to be regulated by recombination accessory proteins. In this regard, the BRC repeats of the BRCA2 protein were shown to modulate the DNA binding selectivity of Rad51. Furthermore, single-molecule studies explained the need for a DNA translocase, Rad54 protein, in the disassembly of Rad51 double-stranded DNA filaments.

Indexed as

DNA RepairRecombination, GeneticAnimalsDNADNA, Single-StrandedHumansNucleoproteinsOptical TweezersProtein BindingRad51 RecombinaseDNADNA, Single-StrandedNucleoproteinsRad51 Recombinase

Identifiers

PMID20299221
PMCPMC2862779
OpenAlexW2160272022

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