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ReviewCritical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology2020

Dynamic elements of replication protein A at the crossroads of DNA replication, recombination, and repair.

Colleen C Caldwell, Maria Spies

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Review in Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

77 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Dynamic Assemblies in Genome Maintenance.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  16. DNA Damage and Replication Stress Checkpoints.Annual review of biochemistry · 2025
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17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Colleen C CaldwellDepartment of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0608-3284
Maria SpiesDepartment of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7375-8037
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Assembly and Dynamics of Molecular Machines in Genome MaintenanceR35GM131704 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Maria Spies · 2019 to 2026
$3.9M
Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological SciencesT32GM067795 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI STRACK, STEFAN · 2004 to 2021
$3.4M
The Role of Human RAD52 Protein in Genome StabilityR01CA232425 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Maria Spies · 2019 to 2026
$3.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA232425NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131704NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM067795
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The heterotrimeric eukaryotic Replication protein A (RPA) is a master regulator of numerous DNA metabolic processes. For a long time, it has been viewed as an inert protector of ssDNA and a platform for assembly of various genome maintenance and signaling machines. Later, the modular organization of the RPA DNA binding domains suggested a possibility for dynamic interaction with ssDNA. This modular organization has inspired several models for the RPA-ssDNA interaction that aimed to explain how RPA, the high-affinity ssDNA binding protein, is replaced by the downstream players in DNA replication, recombination, and repair that bind ssDNA with much lower affinity. Recent studies, and in particular single-molecule observations of RPA-ssDNA interactions, led to the development of a new model for the ssDNA handoff from RPA to a specific downstream factor where not only stability and structural rearrangements but also RPA conformational dynamics guide the ssDNA handoff. Here we will review the current knowledge of the RPA structure, its dynamic interaction with ssDNA, and how RPA conformational dynamics may be influenced by posttranslational modification and proteins that interact with RPA, as well as how RPA dynamics may be harnessed in cellular decision making.

Indexed as

DNA RepairDNA ReplicationRecombination, GeneticAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedEukaryotaHumansProtein ConformationReplication Protein ADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedReplication Protein ARPA1 protein, humanRPA2 protein, humanRPA3 protein, humanConformational protein dynamicsDNA repairDNA replicationhomologous recombinationprotein-DNA interctionsreplication protein A (RPA)single-molecule

Identifiers

PMID32856505
PMCPMC7821911
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