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ArticleNature communications2026

End processing in NHEJ by Polymerase λ and PNKP is coordinated during short-range synapsis.

Alex Vogt, Andrea M Kaminski, Jason G Williams, Tasmin Naila, Danny Laurent, Alan E Tomkinson, Susan P Lees-Miller, Lars C Pedersen, Thomas A Kunkel, Yuan He

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Alex VogtDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Andrea M KaminskiGenome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-4186
Jason G WilliamsEpigenetics and RNA Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.
Tasmin NailaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Danny LaurentDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3041-1620
Alan E TomkinsonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2671-1711
Susan P Lees-MillerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Robson DNA Science Centre, Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5809-2516
Lars C PedersenGenome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4488-4077
Thomas A KunkelGenome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-1788
Yuan HeDepartment of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. yuanhe@jhu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-3963

Funding

Transcription-Coupled & Replication-Associated Excision RepairP01CA092584 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI John A. Tainer · 2001 to 2026
$89.6M
Structure and Mechanism of Non-Homologous End JoiningR01GM135651 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI HE, YUAN · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Structure and Mechanism of Eukaryotic Transcription RegulationR01GM144559 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI HE, YUAN · 2022 to 2025
$1.4M
Structure and mechanism of how cells read and repair the genomeR35GM158347 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Yuan He · 2025 to 2026
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA092584NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM135651NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM144559NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM158347U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM135651U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM144559U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM158347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) is a major pathway of DNA double strand break (DSB) repair, capable of directly joining both damaged strands of DNA through the coordinated activities of repair factors that detect the termini, physically bridge them together, and perform the chemistry necessary to complete repair. NHEJ is capable of repairing a variety of damaged DNA, employing various accessory end-processing factors to resolve chemically blocked ends, trim overhangs, and fill gaps in order to achieve directly ligatable DNA ends. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying end-processing, we determine the cryo-EM structure of the NHEJ specific polymerase Pol λ bound to the short-range synaptic complex, detailing the mode of its recruitment to the complex as well as a putative model for its activity. Furthermore, the coordinated end-processing activities of the short-range (SR) synaptic complex simultaneously bound by both Pol λ and PNKP, another accessory factor, demonstrates the ability of NHEJ to form large, multifunctional repair complexes capable of processing a variety of different DNA end structures to effect repair.

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DNA End-Joining RepairDNA Polymerase betaDNA Repair EnzymesAnimalsCryoelectron MicroscopyDNADNA Breaks, Double-StrandedModels, MolecularDNADNA Polymerase betaDNA polymerase beta2DNA Repair Enzymes

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