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SUMO-modified PCNA recruits Srs2 to prevent recombination during S phase.
Nature - 21 Jul 2005
Pfander Boris, Moldovan George-Lucian, Sacher Meik, Hoege Carsten, Jentsch Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Damaged DNA, if not repaired before replication, can lead to replication fork stalling and genomic instability; however, cells can switch to different damage bypass modes that permit replication across lesions. Two main bypasses are controlled by ubiquitin modification of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a homotrimeric DNA-encircling protein that functions as a polymerase processivity factor and...
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