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ArticleNature communications2025

Structural basis of gap-filling DNA synthesis in the nucleosome by DNA Polymerase β.

Tyler M Weaver, Benjamin J Ryan, Spencer H Thompson, Adil S Hussen, Jonah J Spencer, Zhen Xu, Nicholas J Schnicker, Bret D Freudenthal

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Article in Nature communications, 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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  3. Engineering a Virus-Derived X Family DNA Polymerase FvPolX for de novo DNA Synthesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Mapping Allosteric Communication in the Nucleosome with Conditional Activity.Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Tyler M Weaver *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5138-7140
Benjamin J Ryan *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Spencer H ThompsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2122-546X
Adil S HussenDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Jonah J SpencerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Zhen XuProtein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8855-0565
Nicholas J SchnickerProtein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5189-4943
Bret D FreudenthalDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA. bfreudenthal@kumc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1449-4710

Funding

Transgenic & Gene-Targeting Shared ResourceP30CA168524 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ROY A. JENSEN · 2012 to 2026
$40.1M
Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM: Equipment SupplementR24GM154185 · NIGMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI James E Evans, CLAUDIA SUSANA LOPEZ · 2024 to 2026
$21.5M
Supplement to NIH Award 2 R35GM128562-06R35GM128562 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Bret D Freudenthal · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Cryo-EM for the Midwest RegionS10OD036339 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI FREUDENTHAL, BRET D · 2024 to 2024
$2.0M
Base Excision Repair: Mechanisms of DNA Damage Access and Repair in ChromatinF32GM140718 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI WEAVER, TYLER MATHEW · 2021 to 2022
$134k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA168524NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM140718NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM154185NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128562NIH HHS S10 OD036339U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM128562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-strand breaks (SSBs) are one of the most prevalent forms of DNA damage found in the chromatinized genome and are repaired by single-strand break repair (SSBR) or base excision repair (BER). DNA polymerase beta (Pol β) is the primary enzyme responsible for processing the 1-nt gap intermediate in chromatin during SSBR and BER. To date, the mechanism used by Pol β to process a 1-nt gap in the context of chromatin remains poorly understood. Here, we use biochemical assays and cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to determine the kinetic and structural basis of gap-filling DNA synthesis in the nucleosome by Pol β. This work establishes that Pol β uses a global DNA sculpting mechanism for processing 1-nt gaps in the nucleosome during SSBR and BER, providing fundamental insight into DNA repair in chromatin.

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DNADNA Polymerase betaDNA ReplicationNucleosomesChromatinCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA Breaks, Single-StrandedDNA RepairHumansKineticsChromatinDNADNA Polymerase betaNucleosomes

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PMID40097433
PMCPMC11914125

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