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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2017

The role of break-induced replication in large-scale expansions of (CAG)

Jane C Kim, Samantha T Harris, Teresa Dinter, Kartik A Shah, Sergei M Mirkin

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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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

59 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Mechanisms and genomic implications of break-induced replication.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2025
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  4. Emerging drivers of DNA repeat expansions.Biochemical Society transactions · 2025
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  16. Role and Regulation of Pif1 Family Helicases at the Replication Fork.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  18. Break-induced replication mechanisms in yeast and mammals.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2021
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  19. Homologous recombination within repetitive DNA.Current opinion in genetics & development · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jane C KimDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Samantha T HarrisDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Teresa DinterDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Kartik A ShahDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Sergei M MirkinDepartment of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Mutations Arising During DNA RepairP01GM105473 · NIGMS · BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY · PI LOVETT, SUSAN THOMAS · 2014 to 2018
$8.6M
Training in Education and Critical Research SkillsK12GM074869 · NIGMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI MOORE, CLAIRE L · 2006 to 2017
$8.5M
REPLICATION OF SIMPLE DNA REPEATSR01GM060987 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MIRKIN, SERGEI · 2001 to 2017
$4.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS K12 GM074869NIGMS NIH HHS P01 GM105473NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM060987
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expansions of (CAG)

Indexed as

DNA Repeat ExpansionDNA ReplicationBase SequenceChromosome BreakageDNA, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeDNA, Fungal

Identifiers

PMID27918542
PMCPMC5215974

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