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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked gene product ATRX is required for proper replication restart and cellular resistance to replication stress.

Justin Wai-Chung Leung, Gargi Ghosal, Wenqi Wang, Xi Shen, Jiadong Wang, Lei Li, Junjie Chen

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. ATRX safeguards cellular identity duringbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  5. ATRX: From Chromatin Remodeling to Disease.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2025
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  9. Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres: The Need forInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  17. Mutant ATRX: pathogenesis of ATRX syndrome and cancer.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin Wai-Chung LeungDepartment of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Gargi Ghosal
Wenqi Wang
Xi Shen
Jiadong Wang
Lei Li
Junjie Chen
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Analysis of BRCA1 Function in DNA RepairR01CA089239 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, JUNJIE · 2001 to 2015
$3.7M
Study the Role of DNA Damage Responses in Tumorigenesis and SenescenceR01CA092312 · NCI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, JUNJIE · 2001 to 2015
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS CA016672NCI NIH HHS CA089239NCI NIH HHS CA092312NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R01 CA089239NCI NIH HHS R01 CA092312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked (ATRX) is a member of the SWI/SNF protein family of DNA-dependent ATPases. It functions as a chromatin remodeler and is classified as an SNF2-like helicase. Here, we showed somatic knock-out of ATRX displayed perturbed S-phase progression as well as hypersensitivity to replication stress. ATRX is recruited to sites of DNA damage, required for efficient checkpoint activation and faithful replication restart. In addition, we identified ATRX as a binding partner of MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex. Together, these results suggest a non-canonical function of ATRX in guarding genomic stability.

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Acid Anhydride HydrolasesCell Cycle ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA ReplicationGene Knockdown TechniquesGenomic InstabilityHeLa CellsHumansMRE11 Homologue ProteinMultiprotein ComplexesNuclear ProteinsS PhaseX-linked Nuclear ProteinAcid Anhydride HydrolasesATRX protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesMRE11 Homologue ProteinMRE11 protein, humanMultiprotein ComplexesNBN protein, humanNuclear ProteinsRAD50 protein, humanX-linked Nuclear Protein

Identifiers

PMID23329831
PMCPMC3585069
OpenAlexW2067207497

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