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ReviewNature reviews. Genetics2018

A change of view: homologous recombination at single-molecule resolution.

Kyle Kaniecki, Luisina De Tullio, Eric C Greene

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Review in Nature reviews. Genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kyle KanieckiDepartment of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Luisina De TullioCentro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba (CIQUIBIC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba X5000 HUA, Argentina.
Eric C GreeneDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Columbia University · USUniversidad Nacional de Córdoba · AR

Funding

Protein purification instrumentation in support of single molecule studies of genome integrityR35GM118026 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GREENE, ERIC C · 2016 to 2025
$5.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic recombination occurs in all organisms and is vital for genome stability. Indeed, in humans, aberrant recombination can lead to diseases such as cancer. Our understanding of homologous recombination is built upon more than a century of scientific inquiry, but achieving a more complete picture using ensemble biochemical and genetic approaches is hampered by population heterogeneity and transient recombination intermediates. Recent advances in single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy methods help to overcome these limitations and have led to new and refined insights into recombination mechanisms, including a detailed understanding of DNA helicase function and synaptonemal complex structure. The ability to view cellular processes at single-molecule resolution promises to transform our understanding of recombination and related processes.

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Homologous RecombinationAnimalsDNA HelicasesHumansNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasmsSynaptonemal ComplexDNA HelicasesNeoplasm Proteins

Identifiers

PMID29225334
PMCPMC5866458
OpenAlexW2771890328

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