Article
Pathogenic variants in MAEA disrupt DNA replication fork stability and are associated with developmental abnormalities in humans.
Science advances - 29 Aug 2025
Zeinali Elham, Mashayekhi Fatemeh, Farraj Rabih Abou, Hasanni Talah, Caron Marie-Christine, Coulombe Yan, Fitieh Amira, Glover J N Mark, Masson Jean-Yves, Ismail Ismail Hassan
Abstract excerpt
Replication stress (RS) poses a threat to genome stability and drives genomic rearrangements. The homologous recombination (HR) pathway repairs stalled replication forks (RFs) and prevents such instability. Through an E3 ubiquitin ligase screen aimed at identifying regulators of RAD51, we identified macrophage erythroblast attacher (MAEA), a core component of C-terminal to Lish (CTLH) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex,...
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- Humans
- DNA Replication
- Rad51 Recombinase
- Genomic Instability
- Ku Autoantigen
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
