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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2023

Methods to Study Z-DNA-Induced Genetic Instability.

Guliang Wang, Laura Christensen, Karen M Vasquez

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Characterization of Z-DNA dynamics across the tree of life.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guliang WangDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Austin, TX, USA.
Laura ChristensenDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Austin, TX, USA.
Karen M VasquezDivision of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Austin, TX, USA. karen.vasquez@austin.utexas.edu.
The University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

REPAIR OF GENOME DESTABILIZING DNA STRUCTURESR01CA093729 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Karen M Vasquez · 2002 to 2026
$8.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA093729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative DNA structures that differ from the canonical B-DNA double helix, including Z-DNA, have received much attention recently due to their impact on DNA metabolic processes, including replication, transcription, and genome maintenance. Non-B-DNA-forming sequences can also stimulate genetic instability associated with disease development and evolution. Z-DNA can stimulate different types of genetic instability events in different species, and several different assays have been established to detect Z-DNA-induced DNA strand breaks and mutagenesis in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. In this chapter, we will introduce some of these methods including Z-DNA-induced mutation screening and detection of Z-DNA-induced strand breaks in mammalian cells, yeast, and mammalian cell extracts. Results from these assays should provide better insight into the mechanisms of Z-DNA-related genetic instability in different eukaryotic model systems.

Indexed as

DNA, Z-FormAnimalsDNADNA DamageDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityMammalsMutagenesisDNADNA, Z-FormDNA double-strand breakDNA single-strand breakGenetic instabilityLinker-mediated PCRReporter geneShuttle vectorYeast artificial chromosomeZ-DNA

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PMID36892771
PMCPMC11658806
OpenAlexW4323653320

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