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ReviewNucleic acids research2012

DNA helicase and helicase-nuclease enzymes with a conserved iron-sulfur cluster.

Yuliang Wu, Robert M Brosh

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Review in Nucleic acids research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
78citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 143 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Role of the DDX11 DNA Helicase in Warsaw Breakage Syndrome Etiology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Biogenesis of Iron-Sulfur Clusters and Their Role in DNA Metabolism.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yuliang WuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5, Canada. yuliang.wu@usask.ca
Robert M Brosh
National Institute on Aging · USSaskatchewan Health · CA

Funding

Roles Of DNA Helicases In Pathways Required For Maintenance Of Genomic StabilityZIAAG000741 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$7.6M
Model Genetic Systems to Study DNA RepairZIAAG000752 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$4.8M
Fanconi Anemia PathwayZIAAG000753 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI BROSH, ROBERT · 2009 to 2025
$4.3M
Intramural NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conserved Iron-Sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are found in a growing family of metalloproteins that are implicated in prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication and repair. Among these are DNA helicase and helicase-nuclease enzymes that preserve chromosomal stability and are genetically linked to diseases characterized by DNA repair defects and/or a poor response to replication stress. Insight to the structural and functional importance of the conserved Fe-S domain in DNA helicases has been gleaned from structural studies of the purified proteins and characterization of Fe-S cluster site-directed mutants. In this review, we will provide a current perspective of what is known about the Fe-S cluster helicases, with an emphasis on how the conserved redox active domain may facilitate mechanistic aspects of helicase function. We will discuss testable models for how the conserved Fe-S cluster might operate in helicase and helicase-nuclease enzymes to conduct their specialized functions that help to preserve the integrity of the genome.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceDeoxyribonucleasesDNADNA GlycosylasesDNA HelicasesDNA PrimaseIron-Sulfur ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, TertiaryDeoxyribonucleasesDNADNA GlycosylasesDNA HelicasesDNA PrimaseIron-Sulfur Proteins

Identifiers

PMID22287629
PMCPMC3378879
OpenAlexW2008895037

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