Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32770082›Full record

ReviewExperimental & molecular medicine2020

Maintenance of genome integrity and active homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells.

Eui-Hwan Choi, Seobin Yoon, Young Eun Koh, Young-Jin Seo, Keun Pil Kim

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Beyond Deterministic Fetal Programming: Intrauterine Exposures and the Multifactorial Origins of Adiposity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
    Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Modulation of TvRAD51 Recombinase inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Repetitive Sequence Stability in Embryonic Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Review
  15. Review
  16. Article
  17. Review
  18. DNA Damage Responses, the Trump Card of Stem Cells in the Survival Game.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024
    Review
  19. Review
  20. Review
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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eui-Hwan ChoiDepartment of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea.
Seobin YoonDepartment of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea.
Young Eun KohDepartment of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea.
Young-Jin SeoDepartment of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea.
Keun Pil KimDepartment of Life Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, South Korea. kpkim@cau.ac.kr.
Chung-Ang University · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2018R1A5A1025077National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2020R1A2C2011887Rural Development Administration (RDA) PJ01322801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) possess specific gene expression patterns that confer the ability to proliferate indefinitely and enable pluripotency, which allows ESCs to differentiate into diverse cell types in response to developmental signals. Compared to differentiated cells, ESCs harbor an elevated level of homologous recombination (HR)-related proteins and exhibit exceptional cell cycle control, characterized by a high proliferation rate and a prolonged S phase. HR is involved in several aspects of chromosome maintenance. For instance, HR repairs impaired chromosomes and prevents the collapse of DNA replication forks during cell proliferation. Thus, HR is essential for the maintenance of genomic integrity and prevents cellular dysregulation and lethal events. In addition, abundant HR proteins in the prolonged S phase can efficiently protect ESCs from external damages and protect against genomic instability caused by DNA breaks, facilitating rapid and accurate DNA break repair following chromosome duplication. The maintenance of genome integrity is key to preserving the functions of ESCs and reducing the risks of cancer development, cell cycle arrest, and abnormal replication. Here, we review the fundamental links between the stem cell-specific HR process and DNA damage response as well as the different strategies employed by ESCs to maintain genomic integrity.

Indexed as

Genomic InstabilityAnimalsCell CycleDNA ReplicationEmbryonic Stem CellsHomologous RecombinationHumansModels, Biological

Identifiers

PMID32770082
PMCPMC8080833
OpenAlexW3048236722

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.