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Novel Insights Into The Multifaceted Roles Of Blm In The Maintenance Of Genome Stability, Vivek M. Shastri
Novel Insights Into The Multifaceted Roles Of Blm In The Maintenance Of Genome Stability, Vivek M. Shastri
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Genomic instability is a hallmark of disorders in which DNA replication and repair genes are dysfunctional. The tumor suppressor RECQ helicase gene BLM encodes the 3’-5’ DNA Bloom syndrome helicase BLM, which plays important roles during DNA replication, recombination and repair to maintain genome stability. Mutations within BLM cause Bloom syndrome, an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth defects, immunodeficiency, >10-fold higher sister chromatid exchange compared to normal cells, and an increased predisposition to a wide range of cancers from an early age. Single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs in BLM have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to a …
Regulation And Targeting Of The Fancd2 Activation In Dna Repair, Valentina Celeste Caceres
Regulation And Targeting Of The Fancd2 Activation In Dna Repair, Valentina Celeste Caceres
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Fanconi anemia (FA) is a genome instability syndrome that is clinically manifested by bone marrow failure, congenital defects, and elevated cancer susceptibility. The FA pathway is known to regulate the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks in part through DNA homologous recombination (HR) repair. Up to today 16 FA proteins have been discovered that may participate in the common pathway. Cells that have mutations in the FA genes are hypersensitive to DNA damaging agents and display chromosome instability. A key regulatory event in the FA pathway is monoubiquitination of FANCD2-FANCI heterodimer that is mediated by a multi-component E3 ubiquitin ligase complex …