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ArticleBiochemistry2011

Biochemical characterization of metnase's endonuclease activity and its role in NHEJ repair.

Brian D Beck, Sung-Sook Lee, Elizabeth Williamson, Robert A Hromas, Suk-Hee Lee

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Article in Biochemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brian D BeckDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Sung-Sook Lee
Elizabeth Williamson
Robert A Hromas
Suk-Hee Lee
University of Florida Health · USIndiana University · US

Funding

Mechanism of DNA Damage Recognition in Higher EukaryotesR01CA092111 · NCI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI LEE, SUK-HEE · 2001 to 2005
$1.3M
TRANSPOSASES IN ETOPOSIDE RESISTANCER01CA140422 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI HROMAS, ROBERT A · 2009 to 2012
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS CA140422NCI NIH HHS CA92111NCI NIH HHS R01 CA092111NCI NIH HHS R01 CA140422NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK0075-20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metnase (SETMAR) is a SET-transposase fusion protein that promotes nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) repair in humans. Although both SET and the transposase domains were necessary for its function in DSB repair, it is not clear what specific role Metnase plays in the NHEJ. In this study, we show that Metnase possesses a unique endonuclease activity that preferentially acts on ssDNA and ssDNA-overhang of a partial duplex DNA. Cell extracts lacking Metnase poorly supported DNA end joining, and addition of wt-Metnase to cell extracts lacking Metnase markedly stimulated DNA end joining, while a mutant (D483A) lacking endonuclease activity did not. Given that Metnase overexpression enhanced DNA end processing in vitro, our finding suggests a role for Metnase's endonuclease activity in promoting the joining of noncompatible ends.

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DNA RepairAnimalsBase SequenceCell ExtractsDeoxyribonuclease IDNA CleavageDNA, Single-StrandedHEK293 CellsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMutationSubstrate SpecificityCell ExtractsDeoxyribonuclease IDNA, Single-StrandedHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseSETMAR protein, human

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PMID21491884
PMCPMC3388547
OpenAlexW1998132722

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