Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nagy Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4741384 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nagy Zita Z Kalousi Alkmini A Furst Audrey A Koch Marc M Fischer Benoit B Soutoglou Evi E
PLoS genetics 20160204 2
DNA lesions are sensed by a network of proteins that trigger the DNA damage response (DDR), a signaling cascade that acts to delay cell cycle progression and initiate DNA repair. The Mediator of DNA damage Checkpoint protein 1 (MDC1) is essential for spreading of the DDR signaling on chromatin surrounding Double Strand Breaks (DSBs) by acting as a scaffold for PI3K kinases and for ubiquitin ligases. MDC1 also plays a role both in Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ) and Homologous Recombination (HR ...[more]