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Prophase-Specific Perinuclear Actin Coordinates Centrosome Separation and Positioning to Ensure Accurate Chromosome Segregation
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (26-05-2020)“…Centrosome separation in late G2/ early prophase requires precise spatial coordination that is determined by a balance of forces promoting and antagonizing…”
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CRISPR screens in 3D tumourspheres identified miR-4787-3p as a transcriptional start site miRNA essential for breast tumour-initiating cell growth
Published in Communications biology (13-07-2024)“…Our study employs pooled CRISPR screens, integrating 2D and 3D culture models, to identify miRNAs critical in Breast Cancer (BC) tumoursphere formation. These…”
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Mutations in ORC1, encoding the largest subunit of the origin recognition complex, cause microcephalic primordial dwarfism resembling Meier-Gorlin syndrome
Published in Nature genetics (01-04-2011)“…Mark O'Driscoll, Andrew Jackson and colleagues report the identification of mutations in ORC1 in individuals with microcephalic primordial dwarfism. ORC1…”
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ATM and DNA-PK function redundantly to phosphorylate H2AX after exposure to ionizing radiation
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (01-04-2004)“…H2AX phosphorylation is an early step in the response to DNA damage. It is widely accepted that ATM (ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein) phosphorylates H2AX…”
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Contractile acto-myosin network on nuclear envelope remnants positions human chromosomes for mitosis
Published in eLife (03-07-2019)“…To ensure proper segregation during mitosis, chromosomes must be efficiently captured by spindle microtubules and subsequently aligned on the mitotic spindle…”
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Chromosome Breakage after G2 Checkpoint Release
Published in The Journal of cell biology (12-03-2007)“…DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and checkpoint control represent distinct mechanisms to reduce chromosomal instability. Ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) cells…”
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Cilia defects upon loss of WDR4 are linked to proteasomal hyperactivity and ubiquitin shortage
Published in Cell death & disease (09-09-2024)“…The WD repeat-containing protein 4 (WDR4) has repeatedly been associated with primary microcephaly, a condition of impaired brain and skull growth. Often,…”
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Deficiency in origin licensing proteins impairs cilia formation: implications for the aetiology of Meier-Gorlin syndrome
Published in PLoS genetics (01-03-2013)“…Mutations in ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDT1, and CDC6, which encode proteins required for DNA replication origin licensing, cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS), a…”
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Identification of the first ATRIP-deficient patient and novel mutations in ATR define a clinical spectrum for ATR-ATRIP Seckel Syndrome
Published in PLoS genetics (01-11-2012)“…A homozygous mutational change in the Ataxia-Telangiectasia and RAD3 related (ATR) gene was previously reported in two related families displaying Seckel…”
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DNA double-strand break repair within heterochromatic regions
Published in Biochemical Society transactions (01-02-2012)“…DNA DSBs (double-strand breaks) represent a critical lesion for a cell, with misrepair being potentially as harmful as lack of repair. In mammalian cells, DSBs…”
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ATR promotes cilia signalling: links to developmental impacts
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-04-2016)“…Mutations in ATR(ataxia telangiectasia and RAD3-related) cause Seckel syndrome (ATR-SS), a microcephalic primordial dwarfism disorder. Hitherto, the clinical…”
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Mutations in pericentrin cause Seckel syndrome with defective ATR-dependent DNA damage signaling
Published in Nature genetics (01-02-2008)“…Large brain size is one of the defining characteristics of modern humans. Seckel syndrome (MIM 210600), a disorder of markedly reduced brain and body size, is…”
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Nbs1 is required for ATR-dependent phosphorylation events
Published in The EMBO journal (12-01-2005)“…Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is characterised by microcephaly, developmental delay, characteristic facial features, immunodeficiency and radiosensitivity…”
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Replication independent ATR signalling leads to G2/M arrest requiring Nbs1, 53BP1 and MDC1
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-10-2008)“…Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) is a phosphoinositol-3-kinase like kinase (PIKK) that initiates a signal transduction response to replication fork…”
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Deficiency in Origin Licensing Proteins Impairs Cilia Formation: Implications for the Aetiology of Meier-Gorlin Syndrome: e1003360
Published in PLoS genetics (01-03-2013)“…Mutations in ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDT1, and CDC6, which encode proteins required for DNA replication origin licensing, cause Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS), a…”
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