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ArticleChromosoma2020

Role of HP1β during spermatogenesis and DNA replication.

Vijay Charaka, Anjana Tiwari, Raj K Pandita, Clayton R Hunt, Tej K Pandita

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Article in Chromosoma, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Perspective in the Mechanisms for Repairing Sperm DNA Damage.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vijay CharakaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Anjana TiwariDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Raj K PanditaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Clayton R HuntDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Tej K PanditaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. tejkrishanpandita@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2365-5937
Houston Methodist · US

Funding

Role of Heterochromatin protein 1 Beta in Genome Maintenance and OncogenesisR01GM109768 · NIGMS · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI PANDITA, TEJ K · 2014 to 2017
$1.2M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterochromatin protein 1β (HP1β), encoded by the Cbx1 gene, has been functionally linked to chromatin condensation, transcriptional regulation, and DNA damage repair. Here we report that testis-specific Cbx1 conditional knockout (Cbx1 cKO) impairs male germ cell development in mice. Depletion of HP1β negatively affected sperm maturation and increased seminiferous tubule degeneration in Cbx1 cKO mice. In addition, the spermatogonia have elevated γ-H2AX foci levels as do Cbx1 deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) as compared to wild-type (WT) control MEFs. The increase in γ-H2AX foci in proliferating Cbx1 cKO cells indicates defective replication-dependent DNA damage repair. Depletion or loss of HP1β from human cells and MEFs increased DNA replication fork stalling and firing of new origins of replication, indicating defective DNA synthesis. Taken together, these results suggest that loss of HP1β in proliferating cells leads to DNA replication defects with associated DNA damage that impact spermatogenesis.

Indexed as

DNA ReplicationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAllelesAnimalsApoptosisCell LineChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGene TargetingGenetic LociHistonesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceCBX1 protein, humanCbx1 protein, mouseChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneHistonesDNA replicationFork stabilityHomologous recombinationHP1βSpermatogenesis

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PMID32651609
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