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ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeler CSB Couples DNA Repair Pathways to Transcription with Implications for Cockayne Syndrome and Cancer Therapy.

Rabeya Bilkis, Robert J Lake, Hua-Ying Fan

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rabeya BilkisBiomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of New Mexico Health Science Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3485-6053
Robert J LakeProgram in Cell and Molecular Oncology, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Hua-Ying FanProgram in Cell and Molecular Oncology, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1790-4041

Funding

WOMEN'S CANCERS RESEARCH PROGRAMP30CA118100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Yolanda Sanchez · 2005 to 2026
$57.1M
NCA/NIH P30CA118100NCI NIH HHS P30 CA118100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient DNA lesion repair is crucial for cell survival, especially within actively transcribed DNA regions that contain essential genetic information. Additionally, DNA breaks in regions of active transcription are prone to generating insertions and deletions, which are hallmark features of cancer genomes. Cockayne syndrome protein B (CSB) is the sole ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler that is essential for coupling DNA repair pathways with transcription, leading to more efficient DNA repair in regions of active transcription. CSB is best known for its essential function in transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER), a process that rapidly removes helix-distorting DNA lesions that stall RNA polymerase II, such as those created by chemotherapeutic platinum compounds and UV irradiation. In addition to NER, CSB has also been reported to couple homologous recombination to transcription. Most recently, CSB has also been shown to couple single-strand DNA break repair to transcription. In this review, we will discuss the overlapping and distinct mechanisms by which CSB couples these different DNA repair pathways to transcription. We will also discuss how these CSB functions may account for Cockayne syndrome and the emerging roles of CSB as an innovative target for cancer therapy.

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Adenosine TriphosphateChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyCockayne SyndromeDNA HelicasesDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesNeoplasmsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsTranscription, GeneticAnimalsHumansAdenosine TriphosphateDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesERCC6 protein, humanPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteinscancer therapyCockayne syndromeCSBDNA repairPARP1PARP2TA-SSBRTC-NERtranscription

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PMID39996712
PMCPMC11852979

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