Getting Ready for the Dance: FANCJ Irons Out DNA Wrinkles
Abstract
:1. Dealing with G4 DNA Wrinkles
2. Experimental Evidence Implicates Human FANCJ in G4 DNA Metabolism
3. Xenopus FANCJ Promotes Replication Past G4 DNA
4. Studies of FANCJ and Its Role in G4 Metabolism Using Model Genetic Systems
5. Cross-Talk between FANCJ and Translesion Polymerases in Replication Past G4
6. Cross-Talk between FANCJ and RecQ Helicases in Replication Past G4
7. A Role of FANCJ to Suppress Microsatellite Instability
8. Involvement of FANCJ in Spermatogenesis
9. Potential Influence of FANCJ and G4-Interacting Helicases in Transcriptional Regulation and Telomere Capping
10. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bharti, S.K.; Awate, S.; Banerjee, T.; Brosh, R.M. Getting Ready for the Dance: FANCJ Irons Out DNA Wrinkles. Genes 2016, 7, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes7070031
Bharti SK, Awate S, Banerjee T, Brosh RM. Getting Ready for the Dance: FANCJ Irons Out DNA Wrinkles. Genes. 2016; 7(7):31. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes7070031
Chicago/Turabian StyleBharti, Sanjay Kumar, Sanket Awate, Taraswi Banerjee, and Robert M. Brosh. 2016. "Getting Ready for the Dance: FANCJ Irons Out DNA Wrinkles" Genes 7, no. 7: 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes7070031