• Reference: Human DNA polymerase beta initiates DNA synthesis during long-patch repair of reduced AP sites in DNA. (neb.com)
  • DNA polymerase beta (Pol beta) is responsible for the repair synthesis in this pathway and also removes a 5'-sugar phosphate residue by catalyzing a beta-elimination reaction. (neb.com)
  • Three human DNA polymerases (Pol beta, Pol delta and Pol epsilon) have been proposed to play a role in this pathway, however the identity of the polymerase involved and the polymerase selection mechanism are not clear. (neb.com)
  • Using this approach we find that in human cell extracts Pol beta is the major DNA polymerase incorporating the first nucleotide during repair of reduced AP sites, thus initiating long-patch base excision repair synthesis. (neb.com)
  • 2022. Probing the mechanisms of two exonuclease domain mutators of DNA polymerase ε. (nih.gov)
  • DNA Polymerase copies template in what direction? (flashcardmachine.com)
  • DNA polymerase has what kind of proofreading function? (flashcardmachine.com)
  • POLH_HUMAN ] DNA polymerase specifically involved in DNA repair. (proteopedia.org)
  • Native human DNA polymerase eta, DNA and dATP were co-crystallized at pH 6.0 without Mg(2+). (proteopedia.org)
  • Watching DNA polymerase eta make a phosphodiester bond. (proteopedia.org)
  • Molecular analysis of mutations in DNA polymerase eta in xeroderma pigmentosum-variant patients. (proteopedia.org)
  • Glick E, Vigna KL, Loeb LA. Mutations in human DNA polymerase eta motif II alter bypass of DNA lesions. (proteopedia.org)
  • DNA polymerase eta is an A-T mutator in somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin variable genes. (proteopedia.org)
  • The enzymes remove the damaged base forming an AP site which is repaired by AP endonuclease before the nucleotide gap in the DNA strand is filled by DNA polymerase. (news-medical.net)
  • The process involves the recognition of damage which is then cleaved on both sides by endonucleases before resynthesis by DNA polymerase. (news-medical.net)
  • The third excision mechanism is called mismatch repair and occurs when mismatched bases are incorporated into the DNA strand during replication and are not removed by proofreading DNA polymerase. (news-medical.net)
  • He is a J. C. Bose National Fellow of the Department of Science and Technology and is known for his studies on protein synthesis and DNA repair in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Varhsney's researches are primarily focused in the area of protein synthesis and DNA repair in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • controls or prevents inflammation by controlling rate of protein synthesis, suppressing migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and fibroblasts, reversing capillary permeability, and stabilizing lysosomes at cellular level. (medscape.com)
  • As BsV does not encode enzymes involved in this process, the virus must use host tRNAs in the process of protein synthesis. (virology.ws)
  • Protein synthesis is controlled by genes, which are contained on chromosomes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Folate supports normal DNA synthesis and repair. (acuatlanta.net)
  • Folate, for example, is an essential factor in DNA synthesis and repair, and folate deficiency has been shown to increase the risk for tumor development in vitro. (medscape.com)
  • Both vitamin B12 and folate are necessary for normal red cell formation, tissue and cellular repair, and DNA synthesis. (labtestsonline.org.uk)
  • Azathioprine antagonizes purine metabolism and inhibits synthesis of DNA, RNA, and proteins. (medscape.com)
  • It is an analogue of purine nucleoside which inhibits the synthesis and repair of DNA. (e-lactancia.org)
  • Some studies indicate that the antibacterial mechanism of the silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) relays on their ability to penetrate the bacterial cell wall, causing direct and indirect lipidic peroxidation, which damages the cell membrane, disrupts the DNA replication, and repairs and inhibits the respiratory protein 4,5 . (bvsalud.org)
  • DNA is continuously exposed to various damaging conditions (oxidizing agents, UV, ionizing radiations, or endogenous species) that produce strand breaks, cross-links, or damaged nucleotides. (univ-grenoble-alpes.fr)
  • The phosphopentose pathway (PPP), which converts glucose-6-phosphate to ribose-5-phosphate for synthesis of nucleotides and NADPH to reduce DNA damage caused by ROS was reported to be activated in DDR 2 . (nature.com)
  • The non-defective strand is used as a template with the damaged DNA on the other strand removed and replaced by the synthesis of new nucleotides. (news-medical.net)
  • Pol 1 involved in repair, Pol 3 replicative enzyme. (flashcardmachine.com)
  • A DNA repair enzyme that catalyzes DNA synthesis during base excision DNA repair. (online-medical-dictionary.org)
  • The research in this thesis is focused on the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of indenoisoquinolines that inhibit the human topoisomerase IB enzyme (Top1). (purdue.edu)
  • and (4) design and test dimeric indenoisoquinolines that could potentially inhibit both Top1 and DNA repair enzyme tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1). (purdue.edu)
  • An example of one important detoxification enzyme is N-acetyltransferase, which catalyzes the formation of DNA-damaging products from heterocyclic amines that form in cooked meats. (bioresonancetherapy.com.sg)
  • Lastly, iron has a part to play in vital enzyme reactions, specifically those involving DNA synthesis and repair. (athleticinsight.com)
  • In repair reactions catalyzed by cell extracts we have used a substrate containing a reduced apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) site resistant to beta-elimination and inhibitors that selectively affect different DNA polymerases. (neb.com)
  • Eukaryotic DNA polymerases? (flashcardmachine.com)
  • Plays an important role in translesion synthesis, where the normal high fidelity DNA polymerases cannot proceed and DNA synthesis stalls. (proteopedia.org)
  • At the cellular and whole organ level, degenerative changes that are a hallmark of natural aging (shorter telomeres, increased expression of cellular senescence markers, increased DNA damage, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, accompanied by diminished elasticity) reach pathological levels in aging humans in the form of chronic respiratory disease. (karger.com)
  • 2-Nitrotoluene was genotoxic in a range of in vitro and in vivo assays, was notably clastogenic in human peripheral lymphocytes and formed DNA adducts in exposed rodents. (gc.ca)
  • DNA encodes the cell genome and is therefore a permanent copy of a structure necessary for the correct functioning of a cell. (news-medical.net)
  • XPV shows normal nucleotide excision repair, but an exaggerated delay in recovery of replicative DNA synthesis. (proteopedia.org)
  • Itoh T, Linn S, Kamide R, Tokushige H, Katori N, Hosaka Y, Yamaizumi M. Xeroderma pigmentosum variant heterozygotes show reduced levels of recovery of replicative DNA synthesis in the presence of caffeine after ultraviolet irradiation. (proteopedia.org)
  • also designated as XP-V. Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disease due to deficient nucleotide excision repair. (proteopedia.org)
  • Bloom syndrome patients also demonstrate impairment in lymphocytic proliferation, deficient immunoglobulin synthesis, and lowered response to mitogen stimulation, resulting in impairment of both cellular and humoral immune responses. (medscape.com)
  • This study constructed a 13-DNA-repair-gene signature for the prognosis of HNSCC, which could accurately and independently predict the clinical outcome of the patient. (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition to gene expression, mutational signatures-readouts of genome instability-can characterize DNA repair deficiencies. (nature.com)
  • A gene is a segment of DNA that provides the code to construct a protein or RNA molecule. (msdmanuals.com)
  • How ever, some DNA lesions that render deoxyribose resistant to beta-elimination are removed through a long-patch repair pathway that involves strand displacement synthesis and removal of the generated flap by specific endonuclease. (neb.com)
  • Thus, one mechanism of epirubicin combined TACE treatment for HCC was through induction of synergistic DNA damage. (nature.com)
  • Many of the xeroderma pigmentosum genes are involved in a DNA-repair mechanism called nucleotide excision repair (NER). (news-medical.net)
  • Direct reversal of DNA damage is a mechanism of repair that does not require a template and is applied to two main types of damage. (news-medical.net)
  • Excision is the general mechanism by which repairs are made when one of the double helix strands is damaged. (news-medical.net)
  • Nucleotide excision repair is a widespread mechanism for repairing damage to DNA and recognizes multiple damaged bases. (news-medical.net)
  • This mechanism is used to repair the formation of pyrimidine dimers from UV light within humans. (news-medical.net)
  • Alternative joining has an undefined mechanism for repairing double strand breaks but is known to risk genomic integrity by joining end breaks on different chromosomes. (news-medical.net)
  • His researches are known to have assisted in a wider understanding of the biology of mycobacterium, more specifically the interaction between ribosome recycling factor and elongation factor G as well as the uracil excision repair pathway. (wikipedia.org)
  • Base-excision repair. (news-medical.net)
  • Nucleotide excision repair. (news-medical.net)
  • Base-excision repair involves the recognition and removal of a single damaged base. (news-medical.net)
  • Genomic analyses have revealed mutational footprints associated with DNA maintenance gone awry, or with mutagen exposures. (nature.com)
  • The repair of damage to both DNA strands is particularly important in maintaining genomic integrity. (news-medical.net)
  • Simple base damages are repaired through a short-patch base excision pathway where a single damaged nucleotide is removed and replaced. (neb.com)
  • The effect of this stabilization is that a DNA replication fork can "collide" with the cleavage complex, which produces cytotoxic DNA damage products. (purdue.edu)
  • PCNA is required for the coordinated synthesis of both leading and lagging strands at the replication fork during DNA replication. (bvsalud.org)
  • however, the study of ultrafine Pt NCs is at the beginning stage and there are still plenty of challenges like synthesis of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent Pt NCs, the explicit signal pathway of cell apoptosis, and attempt in diverse biological applications that need to be urgently tackled in future. (hindawi.com)
  • The BsV genome is a 1,385,869 base pair linear double-stranded DNA. (virology.ws)
  • It is related to the nitrogen mustard group, and its mode of action involves alkylation and cross-linking of DNA. (medscape.com)
  • Homologous recombination involves the exchange of nucleotide sequences to repair damaged bases on both strands of DNA through the utilization of a sister chromatid. (news-medical.net)
  • UV radiation from the sun, as well as hazardous compounds contained in cigarette smoke, can cause DNA damage. (news-medical.net)
  • Damage to DNA is caused by the incorporation of incorrect nucleotide bases during DNA replication and the chemical changes caused by spontaneous mutation or exposure to environmental factors such as radiation. (news-medical.net)
  • [ 15 ] Bloom syndrome patients exhibit a greater vulnerability of their DNA to UV radiation than DNA of healthy populations. (medscape.com)
  • Although most of a eukaryotic cell's DNA is contained in the cell nucleus , the mitochondrion has its own genome ("mitogenome") that is substantially similar to bacterial genomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • It infects the eukaryote Bodo saltans , a kinetoplastid, so named because these organisms contain a single large mitochondrion with a genome consisting of many circles of DNA linked together like chain mail. (virology.ws)
  • NAD synthesis is essential for energy production, DNA repair and cell communication. (nzherald.co.nz)
  • At the cellular level, aging is marked by depletion of adult stem cell reservoirs, the inability to maintain baseline homeostasis, a reduced response to stress, an increased accumulation of damaged DNA leading to telomere shortening, and mitochondrial dysfunction [ 1,2 ]. (karger.com)
  • To construct a prognostic signature composed of DNA repair genes to effectively predict the prognosis of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). (frontiersin.org)
  • DNA damage and repair play important roles throughout the life of a cell ( 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Because mutational signatures describe the state of the DNA repair machinery of a cancer cell, they may be able to serve as a drug sensitivity marker. (nature.com)
  • By aiding the synthesis of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and certain enzymes, iron becomes indispensable to red blood cell production. (athleticinsight.com)
  • DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the cell's genetic material, contained in chromosomes within the cell nucleus and mitochondria. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Nuclear antigen with a role in DNA synthesis, DNA repair, and cell cycle progression. (bvsalud.org)
  • Inhibit DNA gyrase in bacterial cells. (flashcardmachine.com)
  • This study investigated the role of TIGAR in DNA damage response (DDR) induced by genotoxic drugs and hypoxia in tumor cells. (nature.com)
  • To define a role of TIGAR in DNA damage, TIGAR expression was knocked down with siRNA in HepG2 cells. (nature.com)
  • Epirubicin, a DNA damaging anticancer agent and CoCl 2 , which was used to imitate hypoxia condition, was applied to induce DNA damage in TIGAR knockdown HepG2 cells. (nature.com)
  • DNA damage in HepG2 cells after TIGAR knockdown with or without treatment of epirubicin or CoCl 2 was detected by Comet assay. (nature.com)
  • Therefore, the altered capacity of cancer cells to repair and/or replicate DNA is the basis of many classical therapies, such as platinum-based agents, and also recently introduced or upcoming therapies, such as PARP inhibitors or ATR inhibitors (reviewed in refs. (nature.com)
  • It is paramount to identify predictive markers that are associated with failures of DNA maintenance in cancer cells. (nature.com)
  • DNA damage is normally repaired by normal cells before it causes complications. (news-medical.net)
  • Cells malfunction as more anomalies in DNA develop, eventually becoming malignant or dying. (news-medical.net)
  • Other variables, according to researchers, may cause DNA damage in nerve cells. (news-medical.net)
  • Genes are segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that contain the code for a specific protein that functions in one or more types of cells in the body or the code for functional ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. (msdmanuals.com)
  • results from their study show the importance of the RAD51 nucleoprotein filament conformation for stimulating DNA pairing by BLM . (medscape.com)
  • Signatures of prior exposures to DNA damaging agents - including chemotherapy - tend to associate with drug resistance, while signatures of deficiencies in DNA repair tend to predict sensitivity towards particular therapeutics. (nature.com)
  • Reddy S et al 1987), high intake of refined carbohydrates (Franceschi S et al 2001), poor vitamin and mineral intake, alcohol consumption, smoking, bile acids, fecal mutagens (DNA-damaging agents), fecal pH, and compromised detoxification enzymes (Winawer SJ et al 1992). (bioresonancetherapy.com.sg)
  • But they were doubtful whether such a hypothetical bug could survive, because such an organism could barely repair DNA damage, could no longer fine-tune the ability of its remaining genes, would lack the ability to digest complex compounds, and would need a comprehensive supply of organic nutrients in its environment. (creation.com)
  • DNA damage affects the expression of a variety of genes, including proto-oncogenes and cancer suppressor genes. (frontiersin.org)
  • Knockdown of TIGAR exacerbated DNA damage and the effects were partly reversed by the supplementation of PPP products NADPH, ribose, or the ROS scavenger NAC. (nature.com)
  • Whether the elevated TIGAR expression protects DNA damage induced by chemotherapeutic agents or hypoxia has not been explored. (nature.com)
  • Here, we present our findings on a novel role of TIGAR in DNA damage and repair. (nature.com)
  • DNA damage is not repaired regularly in persons with XP. (news-medical.net)
  • They detect DNA damage, unwind damaged segments of DNA, snip off (excise) the abnormal parts, and replace the damaged areas with the right DNA. (news-medical.net)
  • Although the brain is not exposed to UV rays, it is assumed that an accumulation of DNA damage causes neurological disorders. (news-medical.net)
  • DNA repair can be divided into a set of mechanisms that identify and correct damage in DNA molecules. (news-medical.net)
  • The damage caused by alkylating agents reacting with DNA can also be repaired through direct reversal. (news-medical.net)
  • Melanogenesis: a photo- epidemiological study on sunbed use and cuta- protective response to DNA damage? (who.int)
  • Exposures in the past have been diagnosed using DNA adducts and urinary metabolites as biomarkers. (cdc.gov)
  • Classical nonhomologous end joining connects the break ends without a homologous template through the use of short DNA sequences called microhomologies. (news-medical.net)
  • 2022. Ribonucleotide incorporation by eukaryotic B-family DNA replicases and its consequences. (nih.gov)