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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2021

Structure of a meiosis-specific complex central to BRCA2 localization at recombination sites.

Devon F Pendlebury, Jingjing Zhang, Ritvija Agrawal, Hiroki Shibuya, Jayakrishnan Nandakumar

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The molecular machinery of meiotic recombination.Biochemical Society transactions · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Devon F Pendlebury *Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jingjing Zhang *Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ritvija AgrawalDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Hiroki ShibuyaDepartment of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. hiroki.shibuya@gu.se.
Jayakrishnan NandakumarDepartment of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. jknanda@umich.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9146-2785
University of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Michigan · USUniversity of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Molecular functions of the shelterin component ACD/TPP1 in somatic stem cells and tissue homeostasisR01AG050509 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KEEGAN, CATHERINE ELIZABETH, MAILLARD, IVAN · 2015 to 2019
$2.3M
Telomeric Protein Function and RegulationR01GM120094 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI NANDAKUMAR, JAYAKRISHNAN · 2016 to 2020
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG050509NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meiotic cells invoke breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 (BRCA2) to repair programmed double-stranded DNA breaks and accomplish homologous recombination. The meiosis-specific protein MEILB2 facilitates BRCA2 recruitment to meiotic recombination sites. Here, we combine crystallography, biochemical analysis and a mouse meiosis model to reveal a robust architecture that ensures meiotic BRCA2 recruitment. The crystal structure of the MEILB2-BRCA2 complex reveals how two MEILB2 homodimers sandwich two chains of BRCA2 to afford a 4:2 architecture. The sandwich lacks close contact between the two MEILB2 dimers or the two BRCA2 chains. Instead, the two halves of each BRCA2 chain bridge two MEILB2 subunits from different homodimers to form the MEILB2-BRCA2-MEILB2 sandwich. Several identical residues from the two MEILB2 subunits are employed to engage the BRCA2 halves, justifying their strict conservation. Mutational analysis of the interface reveals a synergistic mechanism for MEILB2-BRCA2 recruitment during meiosis. Overall, these studies demonstrate how BRCA2 efficiently localizes in the cell to facilitate meiosis.

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AnimalsBRCA2 ProteinCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCrystallography, X-RayHEK293 CellsHumansMeiosisMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinational DNA RepairBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsHSF2BP protein, humanMultiprotein Complexes

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PMID34373645
PMCPMC8462358
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