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ArticleNature genetics2019

DNA cross-link repair safeguards genomic stability during premeiotic germ cell development.

Ross J Hill, Gerry P Crossan

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Article in Nature genetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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.

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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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. MCM8-9 helicase activity protects primordial germ cell development to prevent premature ovarian insufficiency.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Mechanisms of human germ cell development.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  8. HELQ Maintains Genome Stability of Primordial Germ Cells by Inhibiting LINE-1 Expression.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  9. Another Fanconi anemia gene joins the club.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ross J HillMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Gerry P CrossanMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK. gcrossan@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-009X
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/18Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germline de novo mutations are the basis of evolutionary diversity but also of genetic disease. However, the molecular origin, mechanisms and timing of germline mutagenesis are not fully understood. Here, we define a fundamental role for DNA interstrand cross-link repair in the germline. This repair process is essential for primordial germ cell (PGC) maturation during embryonic development. Inactivation of cross-link repair leads to genetic instability that is restricted to PGCs within the genital ridge during a narrow temporal window. Having successfully activated the PGC transcriptional program, a potent quality control mechanism detects and drives damaged PGCs into apoptosis. Therefore, these findings define a source of DNA damage and the nature of the subsequent DNA repair response in germ cells, which ensures faithful transmission of the genome between generations.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityAldehydesAnimalsApoptosisCross-Linking ReagentsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA DamageEndonucleasesFemaleFertilityGenomeGerm CellsMaleAldehydesCross-Linking ReagentsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsEndonucleasesErcc1 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID31367016
PMCPMC6675612
OpenAlexW2964508302

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