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ReviewCell research2015

RPA-coated single-stranded DNA as a platform for post-translational modifications in the DNA damage response.

Alexandre Maréchal, Lee Zou

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Review in Cell research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 307 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
307citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.7field-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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

307 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 473 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Fission yeast RPA-TERT-Tpz1bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. Re-establishment of TAD boundary organization during DNA replication.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  15. RPA-independent activation of the ATR/CHK1 pathway.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  16. Ufd2p promotes efficient crossover formation by destabilizing Top2p during meiosis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  19. TheCancer management and research · 2026
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247 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexandre MaréchalMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Lee Zou1] Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA [2] Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Regulation of the ATR Checkpoint Kinase by DNA DamageR01GM076388 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ZOU, LEE · 2006 to 2018
$4.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM076388NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM076388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Replication Protein A (RPA) complex is an essential regulator of eukaryotic DNA metabolism. RPA avidly binds to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) through multiple oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding folds and coordinates the recruitment and exchange of genome maintenance factors to regulate DNA replication, recombination and repair. The RPA-ssDNA platform also constitutes a key physiological signal which activates the master ATR kinase to protect and repair stalled or collapsed replication forks during replication stress. In recent years, the RPA complex has emerged as a key target and an important regulator of post-translational modifications in response to DNA damage, which is critical for its genome guardian functions. Phosphorylation and SUMOylation of the RPA complex, and more recently RPA-regulated ubiquitination, have all been shown to control specific aspects of DNA damage signaling and repair by modulating the interactions between RPA and its partners. Here, we review our current understanding of the critical functions of the RPA-ssDNA platform in the maintenance of genome stability and its regulation through an elaborate network of covalent modifications.

Indexed as

DNA DamageProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsDNA, Single-StrandedHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhosphorylationReplication Protein ADNA, Single-StrandedReplication Protein A

Identifiers

PMID25403473
PMCPMC4650586
OpenAlexW2040681936

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