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ReviewJournal of cellular physiology2016

Error-Prone Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks.

Kasey Rodgers, Mitch McVey

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Review in Journal of cellular physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 212 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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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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

212 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. On the Origin of Biomolecular Networks.Frontiers in genetics · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kasey RodgersDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.
Mitch McVeyDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts.

Funding

Mutations Arising During DNA RepairP01GM105473 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI LOVETT, SUSAN THOMAS · 2014 to 2018
$8.6M
Mechanisms and consequences of inaccurate DNA double-strand break repairR01GM092866 · NIGMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD · PI MCVEY, MITCH · 2011 to 2015
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM105473NIGMS NIH HHS P01GM105473NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM092866NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM092866
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preserving the integrity of the DNA double helix is crucial for the maintenance of genomic stability. Therefore, DNA double-strand breaks represent a serious threat to cells. In this review, we describe the two major strategies used to repair double strand breaks: non-homologous end joining and homologous recombination, emphasizing the mutagenic aspects of each. We focus on emerging evidence that homologous recombination, long thought to be an error-free repair process, can in fact be highly mutagenic, particularly in contexts requiring large amounts of DNA synthesis. Recent investigations have begun to illuminate the molecular mechanisms by which error-prone double-strand break repair can create major genomic changes, such as translocations and complex chromosome rearrangements. We highlight these studies and discuss proposed models that may explain some of the more extreme genetic changes observed in human cancers and congenital disorders.

Indexed as

DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedAnimalsDNADNA RepairDNA ReplicationGenomic InstabilityHumansRecombination, GeneticDNA

Identifiers

PMID26033759
PMCPMC4586358

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