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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2018

A tough row to hoe: when replication forks encounter DNA damage.

Darshil R Patel, Robert S Weiss

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In one paragraph

Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Darshil R PatelDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, T2-006C Veterinary Research Tower, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.
Robert S WeissDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, T2-006C Veterinary Research Tower, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A. rsw26@cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3327-1379
Cornell University · US

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING IN CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32GM007273 · NIGMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA · PI BRETSCHER, ANTHONY P. · 1985 to 2019
$11.6M
Coordination of ATR Signaling for Genetic Quality Control, Silencing, and DNA Repair During MeiosisR01HD095296 · NICHD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI Paula Elaine Cohen, Marcus Smolka · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Germline Roles for the RAD1 Checkpoint Protein in Genomic Integrity and FertilityR03HD083621 · NICHD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI WEISS, ROBERT S · 2016 to 2017
$155k
Cooperative roles for Atm and Hus1 in genome maintenanceR03HD058220 · NICHD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI WEISS, ROBERT S · 2008 to 2009
$154k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD095296NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD058220NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD083621NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007273
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells continuously experience DNA damage that can perturb key molecular processes like DNA replication. DNA replication forks that encounter DNA lesions typically slow and may stall, which can lead to highly detrimental fork collapse if appropriate protective measures are not executed. Stabilization and protection of stalled replication forks ensures the possibility of effective fork restart and prevents genomic instability. Recent efforts from multiple laboratories have highlighted several proteins involved in replication fork remodeling and DNA damage response pathways as key regulators of fork stability. Homologous recombination factors such as RAD51, BRCA1, and BRCA2, along with components of the Fanconi Anemia pathway, are now known to be crucial for stabilizing stalled replication forks and preventing nascent strand degradation. Several checkpoint proteins have additionally been implicated in fork protection. Ongoing work in this area continues to shed light on a sophisticated molecular pathway that balances the action of DNA resection and fork protection to maintain genomic integrity, with important implications for the fate of both normal and malignant cells following replication stress.

Indexed as

AnimalsDNA DamageDNA ReplicationGenomic InstabilityHumansDNA damage responseDNA replicationgenomic instabilityhomologous recombinationreplication fork

Identifiers

PMID30514768
PMCPMC6487187
OpenAlexW2903475730

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