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DNA Repair

  • 1st Edition, Volume 45 - October 15, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Linlin Zhao, Laurie S. Kaguni
  • Language: English

DNA Repair, Volume 45 in The Enzymes series highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on DNA polymerase beta and other gap-filli… Read more

Description

DNA Repair, Volume 45 in The Enzymes series highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on DNA polymerase beta and other gap-filling enzymes in mammalian base excision repair, Translesion polymerases, mechanism and function, The Rev1-Polζ Mutasome: Structure and Interactions in Translesion Synthesis, Challenges for base excision repair enzymes: acquiring access to damaged DNA in chromatin Nucleotide excision repair, DNA damage recognition mechanisms in mammalian nucleotide excision repair, Advances in understanding DNA mismatch repair, and more.

Key features

  • Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors
  • Presents the latest release in The Enzymes series

Readership

Specialists in the field of Enzymes

Table of contents

1. DNA polymerase beta and other gap-filling enzymes in mammalian base excision repair
William A. Beard and Samuel H. Wilson

2. Challenges for base excision repair enzymes: Acquiring access to damaged DNA in chromatin
Chuxuan Li and Sarah Delaney

3. Damage removal and gap filling in nucleotide excision repair
Michael G. Kemp

4. Mechanism and regulation of DNA damage recognition in mammalian nucleotide excision repair
Kaoru Sugasawa

5. The Rev1-Polζ translesion synthesis mutasome: Structure, interactions and inhibition
Alessandro A. Rizzo and Dmitry M. Korzhnev

6. Contacts and context that regulate DNA helicase unwinding and replisome progression
Himasha M. Perera, Megan S. Behrmann, Joy M. Hoang, Wezley C. Griffin and Michael A. Trakselis

7. Iron-sulfur clusters in nucleic acid metabolism: Varying roles of ancient cofactors
Yara Khodour, Laurie S. Kaguni and Johnny Stiban

8. Enzymology of mitochondrial DNA repair
Rebeca R. Alencar, Caio M.P.F. Batalha, Thiago S. Freire and Nadja C. Souza-Pinto

9. Mechanism of DNA primer synthesis by human PrimPol
Luis Blanco, Patricia A. Calvo, Alberto Diaz-Talavera, Gustavo Carvalho, Nieves Calero, Ana Martínez-Carrón, Cristina Velázquez-Ruiz, Sabina Villadangos, Susana Guerra and María I. Martínez-Jiménez

10. Mitochondrial DNA degradation: A quality control measure for mitochondrial genome maintenance and stress response
Linlin Zhao

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 45
  • Published: October 16, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editors

LZ

Linlin Zhao

Linlin Zhao is at University of California, Riverside, USA
Affiliations and expertise
University of California, Riverside, USA

LK

Laurie S. Kaguni

Laurie S. Kaguni is at Michigan State University, MI, USA
Affiliations and expertise
Michigan State University, MI, USA

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