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The Mu transpososome structure sheds light on DDE recombinase evolution by Montaño, Sherwin P., Pigli, Ying Z., Rice, Phoebe A.

“…Studies of bacteriophage Mu transposition paved the way for understanding retroviral integration and V(D)J recombination as well as many other DNA…”
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Structure of the LexA-DNA complex and implications for SOS box measurement by Rice, Phoebe A, Zhang, Adrianna P. P, Pigli, Ying Z

“…The eubacterial SOS system is a paradigm of cellular DNA damage and repair, and its activation can contribute to antibiotic resistance. Under normal…”
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Roles of two large serine recombinases in mobilizing the methicillin‐resistance cassette SCCmec by Misiura, Agnieszka, Pigli, Ying Z., Boyle‐Vavra, Susan, Daum, Robert S., Boocock, Martin R., Rice, Phoebe A.

“…Summary Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged via acquisition of a mobile element, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec)…”
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DNA glycosylases provide antiviral defence in prokaryotes by Hossain, Amer A., Pigli, Ying Z., Baca, Christian F., Heissel, Søren, Thomas, Alexis, Libis, Vincent K., Burian, Ján, Chappie, Joshua S., Brady, Sean F., Rice, Phoebe A., Marraffini, Luciano A.

“…Bacteria have adapted to phage predation by evolving a vast assortment of defence systems 1 . Although anti-phage immunity genes can be identified using…”
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Staphylococcal SCCmec elements encode an active MCM-like helicase and thus may be replicative by Mir-Sanchis, Ignacio, Roman, Christina A, Misiura, Agnieszka, Pigli, Ying Z, Boyle-Vavra, Susan, Rice, Phoebe A

“…One of the conserved proteins of the Staphylococcus aureus mobile genomic island responsible for methicillin resistance is an active MCM-like helicase, thus…”
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Protein Binding Has a Large Effect on Radical Mediated DNA Damage by Peng, Xiaohua, Pigli, Ying Z, Rice, Phoebe A, Greenberg, Marc M

“…Oxidative DNA damage is important in aging and a variety of diseases. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of the chemistry of radical…”
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Inter-subunit interactions that coordinate Rad51's activities by Grigorescu, Arabela A, Vissers, Joseph H.A, Ristic, Dejan, Pigli, Ying Z, Lynch, Thomas W, Wyman, Claire, Rice, Phoebe A

“…Rad51 is the central catalyst of homologous recombination in eukaryotes and is thus critical for maintaining genomic integrity. Recent crystal structures of…”
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Structure of the Mu transpososome illuminates evolution of DDE recombinases by Montaño, Sherwin P., Pigli, Ying Z., Rice, Phoebe A.

“…Studies of bacteriophage Mu transposition paved the way for understanding retroviral integration and V(D)J recombination as well as many other DNA…”
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Roles of two large serine recombinases in mobilizing the methicillin‐resistance cassette SCC mec by Misiura, Agnieszka, Pigli, Ying Z., Boyle‐Vavra, Susan, Daum, Robert S., Boocock, Martin R., Rice, Phoebe A.

“…Methicillin‐resistant S taphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) emerged via acquisition of a mobile element, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec ( SCC mec )…”
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