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ReviewNature structural & molecular biology2023

The multi-functional Smc5/6 complex in genome protection and disease.

Xiao P Peng, Xiaolan Zhao

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Review in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao P PengDepartment of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xiaolan ZhaoMolecular Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. zhaox1@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-6905
Johns Hopkins University · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Regulation of genome replication, recombination, and stress responseR35GM145260 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Xiaolan Zhao · 2022 to 2026
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) complexes are ubiquitous genome regulators with a wide range of functions. Among the three types of SMC complexes in eukaryotes, cohesin and condensin fold the genome into different domains and structures, while Smc5/6 plays direct roles in promoting chromosomal replication and repair and in restraining pathogenic viral extra-chromosomal DNA. The importance of Smc5/6 for growth, genotoxin resistance and host defense across species is highlighted by its involvement in disease prevention in plants and animals. Accelerated progress in recent years, including structural and single-molecule studies, has begun to provide greater insights into the mechanisms underlying Smc5/6 functions. Here we integrate a broad range of recent studies on Smc5/6 to identify emerging features of this unique SMC complex and to explain its diverse cellular functions and roles in disease pathogenesis. We also highlight many key areas requiring further investigation for achieving coherent views of Smc5/6-driven mechanisms.

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DNADNA ReplicationAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsDNA RepairEukaryotaCell Cycle ProteinsDNA

Identifiers

PMID37336994
PMCPMC10372777
OpenAlexW4381194174

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