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ArticleNAR cancer2020

The uracil-DNA glycosylase UNG protects the fitness of normal and cancer B cells expressing AID.

Shiva Safavi, Ariane Larouche, Astrid Zahn, Anne-Marie Patenaude, Diana Domanska, Kiersten Dionne, Torbjørn Rognes, Felix Dingler, Seong-Kwi Kang, Yan Liu and 7 more

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Article in NAR cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. CDADC1 is a vertebrate-specific dCTP deaminase that metabolizes gemcitabine and decitabine to prevent cellular toxicity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  2. Optimizing genomic DNA extraction from long-term preserved formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded lung cancer and lymph node tissues.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2024
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  4. DNA Glycosylases Define the Outcome of Endogenous Base Modifications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Shiva SafaviInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Ariane LaroucheInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Astrid ZahnInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Anne-Marie PatenaudeInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Diana DomanskaDepartment of Informatics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1080, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
Kiersten DionneInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.
Torbjørn RognesDepartment of Informatics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1080, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-9329-9974
Felix DinglerMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6297-2986
Seong-Kwi KangITR Laboratories Canada, Inc., 19601 Clark Graham Ave, Baie-D'Urfe, QC H9X 3T1, Canada.
Yan LiuSection for Clinical Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, PO 1000, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway.
Nathalie JohnsonDivision of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Josée HébertDepartment of Medicine, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
Ramiro E VerdunDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Cristina A RadaMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
Francisco VegaDivision of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Hilde NilsenSection for Clinical Molecular Biology, Akershus University Hospital, PO 1000, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway.
Javier M Di NoiaInstitut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Av des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2896-0321
Montreal Clinical Research Institute · CAMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GBUniversity of Miami · USUniversity of Oslo · NOAkershus University Hospital · NOHôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont · CAJewish General Hospital · CAOslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

Tumor Biology Research ProgramP30CA240139 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI George S. Grills · 2019 to 2026
$24.1M
Role of TRF2 in DNA recombinationR01GM121595 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI VERDUN, RAMIRO ERNESTO · 2017 to 2021
$1.5M
Medical Research Council MC_U105178806NCI NIH HHS P30 CA240139NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In B lymphocytes, the uracil N-glycosylase (UNG) excises genomic uracils made by activation-induced deaminase (AID), thus underpinning antibody gene diversification and oncogenic chromosomal translocations, but also initiating faithful DNA repair.

Identifiers

PMID33554121
PMCPMC7848951
OpenAlexW3081783793

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