NombreAguilera López, Andrés
DepartamentoGenética
Área de conocimientoGenética
Categoría profesionalCatedrático de Universidad
Correo electrónicoSolicitar
           
  • Nº publicaciones

    148

  • Nº visitas

    25986

  • Nº descargas

    30753


 

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Role of FACT and other chromatin-related factors in the origin of genetic instability

Soler Oliva, María Eugenia; Aguilera López, Andrés; Gaillard, Hélène (2024)
El mantenimiento de la integridad del genoma es un requisito indispensable para garantizar el correcto funcionamiento de ...
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Insights into RNA-mediated genome instability by altering ALY expression and the use of new drugs

Guillén Mendoza, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés; Luna Varo, Rosa María (2023)
Las células han desarrollado una serie de mecanismos que utilizan de forma coordinada para mantener la integridad del ...
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Break-induced RNA–DNA hybrids (BIRDHs) in homologous recombination: friend or foe?

Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions, with a strong impact on cell proliferation and genome ...
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The chromatin network helps prevent cancer-associated mutagenesis at transcription-replication conflicts

Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Badra Fajardo, Nibal; Galván Femenía, Iván; Soler Oliva, María Eugenia; Aguilera López, Andrés (Nature Research, 2023)
Genome instability is a feature of cancer cells, transcription being an important source of DNA damage. This is in large ...
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Actin nucleators safeguard replication forks by limiting nascent strand degradation

Nieminuszczy, J.; Martin, P. R.; Broderick, R.; Krwawicz, J.; Kanellou, A.; Mocanu, C.; Bousgouni, V.; Smith, C.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Niedzwiedz, Wojciech (Oxford University Press, 2023)
Accurate genome replication is essential for all life and a key mechanism of disease prevention, underpinned by the ability ...
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DDX47, MeCP2, and other functionally heterogeneous factors protect cells from harmful R loops

Marchena Cruz, Esther; Camino, Lola P.; Bhandari, Jay; Pinela Da Silva, Sonia Cristina; Marqueta Gracia, José Javier; Amdeen, Shahad A.; Guillén Mendoza, Cristina; García Rubio, María Luisa; Calderón Montaño, José Manuel; Xue, Xiaoyu; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2023)
Unscheduled R loops can be a source of genome instability, a hallmark of cancer cells. Although targeted proteomic approaches ...
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Global Dynamics of Topoisomerase II Activity

Terrón Bautista, José; Aguilera López, Andrés; Cortés Ledesma, Felipe (2022)
DNA topoisomerases are key enzymes in charge of solving topological problems that arise from essential processes of DNA ...
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MutSβ regulates G4-associated telomeric R-loops to maintain telomere integrity in ALT cancer cells

Sakellariou, Despoina; Bak, Sara Thornby; Isik, Esin; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Porro, Antonio; Aguilera López, Andrés; Bartek, Jiri; Janscak, Pavel; Peña Díaz, Javier (Elsevier, 2022)
Up to 15% of human cancers maintain their telomeres through a telomerase-independent mechanism, termed “alternative ...
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Topoisomerase 1-dependent R-loop deficiency drives accelerated replication and genomic instability

Sarni, Dan; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Shtrikman, Alon; Irony-Tur Sinai, Michal; Oren, Yifat S.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Kerem, Batsheva (Elsevier, 2022)
DNA replication is a complex process tightly regulated to ensure faithful genome duplication, and its perturbation leads ...
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WASp modulates RPA function on single-stranded DNA in response to replication stress and DNA damage.

Han, Seong Su; Wen, Kuo Kuang; García Rubio, María Luisa; Wold, Marc S.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Niedzwiedz, Wojciech; Vyas, Yatin M. (Nature Research, 2022)
Perturbation in the replication-stress response (RSR) and DNA-damage response (DDR) causes genomic instability. Genomic ...
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A role for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rtt109 histone acetyltransferase in R-loop homeostasis and associated genome instability

Cañas, Juan Carlos; García Rubio, María Luisa; García, Alicia; Antequera, Francisco; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Genetics Society of America, 2022)
The stability of the genome is occasionally challenged by the formation of DNA-RNA hybrids and R-loops, which can be ...
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DDX47 and MECP2, two novel human functions controlling R-loop-mediated genome integrity

Marchena Cruz, Esther; Aguilera López, Andrés; Luna Varo, Rosa María (2021)
La integridad del genoma es un requisito indispensable para la correcta transmisión de la información genética de una ...
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Influence of chromatin factors and DNA-RNA hybrids in the repair of replication-born DSBs

Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Aguilera López, Andrés; Gómez González, Belén (2021)
La información genética debe estar almacenada de manera segura en la molécula de ADN. Sin embargo, el ADN está continuamente ...
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The role of chromatin at transcription-replication conflicts as a genome safeguard

Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Aguilera López, Andrés (Portland Press, 2021)
DNA replication ensures the correct copying of the genome and the faithful transfer of the genetic information to the ...
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ADAR-mediated RNA editing of DNA:RNA hybrids is required for DNA double strand break repair

Jimeno González, Sonia; Prados Carvajal, Rosario; Fernández Ávila, María Jesús; Pinela Da Silva, Sonia Cristina; Silvestris, Domenico Alessandro; Endara Coll, Martin; Rodríguez Real, Guillermo; Domingo Prim, Judit; Mejías Navarro, Fernando; Romero Franco, Amador; Jimeno González, Silvia; Barroso, Sonia; Cesarini, Valeriana; Aguilera López, Andrés; Gallo, Angela; Visa, Neus; Huertas Sánchez, Pablo (Nature Publishing Group, 2021)
The maintenance of genomic stability requires the coordination of multiple cellular tasks upon the appearance of DNA ...
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BRCA2 promotes DNA-RNA hybrid resolution by DDX5 helicase at DNA breaks to facilitate their repair

Sessa, Gaetana; Gómez González, Belén María; Silva, Sonia; Pérez Calero, Carmen; Beaurepere, Romane; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Martineau, Sylvain; Martin, Charlotte A.; Ehlén, Åsa; Martínez, Juan S.; Lombard, Bérangére; Loew, Damarys; Vagner, Stéphan; Aguilera López, Andrés; Carreira, Aura (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021)
The BRCA2 tumor suppressor is a DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair factor essential for maintaining genome integrity. ...
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A CDK-regulated chromatin segregase promoting chromosome replication

Chacin, Erika; Bansal, Priyanka; Reusswig, Karl-Uwe; Díaz Santín, Luis M.; Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Vizjak, Petra; Gómez González, Belén; Müller-Planitz, Felix; Aguilera López, Andrés; Pfander, Boris; Cheung, Alan C. M.; Kurat, Christoph F. (Springer Nature, 2021)
The replication of chromosomes during S phase is critical for cellular and organismal function. Replicative stress can ...
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C. elegans THSC/TREX-2 deficiency causes replication stress and genome instability

Zheleva, Angelina; Pérez de Camino Cantos, Dolores; Fernández Fernández, Nuria; García Rubio, María Luisa; Askjaer, Peter; García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (The Company of Biologists, 2021)
Transcription is an essential process of DNA metabolism, yet it makes DNA more susceptible to DNA damage. THSC/TREX-2 is ...
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The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex helps resolve R-loop-mediated transcription–replication conflicts

Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Muñoz Sánchez, Sergio; Aguilera López, Andrés (Springer Nature, 2021)
ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers are commonly mutated in human cancer. Mammalian SWI/SNF complexes comprise three conserved ...
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Harmful R-loops are prevented via different cell cycle-specific mechanisms

San Martín Alonso, Marta; Soler Oliva, María Eugenia; García Rubio, María Luisa; García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Springer Nature, 2021)
Identifying how R-loops are generated is crucial to know how transcription compromises genome integrity. We show by ...
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A transcription-based mechanism for oncogenic β-catenin-induced lethality in BRCA1/2-deficient cells

Dagg, Rebecca A.; Zonderland, Gijs; Puig Lombardi, Emilia; Rossetti, Giacomo G.; Groelly, Florian J.; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Tacconi, Eliana M. C.; Wright, Benjamin; Lockstone, Helen; Aguilera López, Andrés; Halazonetis, Thanos D.; Tarsounas, Madalena (Springer Nature, 2021)
BRCA1 or BRCA2 germline mutations predispose to breast, ovarian and other cancers. High-throughput sequencing of tumour ...
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Heterogeneity of DNA damage incidence and repair in different chromatin contexts

Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Gómez González, Belén María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2021)
It has been long known that some regions of the genome are more susceptible to damage and mutagenicity than others. Recent ...
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R-Loop–Mediated ssDNA Breaks Accumulate following Short-Term Exposure to the HDAC Inhibitor Romidepsin

Safari, Maryam; Litman, Thomas; Robey, Robert W.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Chakraborty, Arup R.; Reinhold, William C.; Basseville, Agnes; Petrukhin, Lubov; Scotto, Luigi; O’Connor, Owen A.; Pommier, Yves; Fojo, Antonio T.; Bates, Susan E. (American Association for Cancer Research, 2021)
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) induce hyperacetylation of histones by blocking HDAC catalytic sites. Despite ...
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A new interaction between BRCA2 and DDX5 promotes the repair of DNA breaks at transcribed chromatin

Gómez González, Belén; Sessa, Gaetana; Carreira, Aura; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor & Francis, 2021)
In a recent report, we have revealed a new interaction between the BRCA2 DNA repair associated protein (BRCA2) and the ...
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Dna-rna hybrids at dsbs interfere with repair by homologous recombination

Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Mérida Cerro, José Antonio; García Rondón, Ana; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (eLife Sciences Publications, 2021)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions and their repair is crucial for cell viability and genome ...
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Analysis of repair of replication-born double-strand breaks by sister chromatid recombination in yeast

Gómez González, Belén; Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2021)
The repair of DNA double-strand breaks is crucial for cell viability and the maintenance of genome integrity. When present, ...
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VID22 counteracts G-quadruplex-induced genome instability

Galati, Elena; Bosio, Maria C.; Novarina, Daniele; Chiara, Matteo; Bernini, Giulia M.; Mozzarelli, Alessandro M.; García Rubio, María Luisa; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés; Carzaniga, Thomas; Todisco, Marco; Bellini, Tommaso; Nava, Giulia M.; Frige, Gianmaria; Lazzaro, Federico (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Genome instability is a condition characterized by the accumulation of genetic alterations and is a hallmark of cancer ...
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The SWI/SNF complex, transcription-replication conflicts and cancer: a connection with high therapeutic potential

Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor & Francis, 2021)
Genome instability is a hallmark of cancer. ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers are frequently altered in cancer. We have ...
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The human nucleoporin Tpr protects cells from RNA-mediated replication stress

Kosar, Martin; Giannattasio, Michele; Piccini, Daniele; Maya Mendoza, Apolinar; García Benítez, Francisco; Bartkova, Jirina; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Gaillard, Hélène; Martini, Emanuele; Restuccia, Umberto; Ramírez Otero, Miguel Ángel; Garre, Massimiliano; Verga, Eleonora; Andújar Sánchez, Miguel; Maynard, Scott; Hodny, Zdenek; Costanzo, Vincenzo; Kumar, Amit; Bachi, Angela; Aguilera López, Andrés; Bartek, Jiri; Foiani, Marco (Springer Nature, 2021)
Although human nucleoporin Tpr is frequently deregulated in cancer, its roles are poorly understood. Here we show that Tpr ...
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The influence of chromatin in DNA-RNA hybrid metabolism

Martínez Cañas, Juan Carlos; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (2020)
El genoma, el conjunto de genes de un organismo o especie, debe copiarse de forma fidedigna de célula a célula. Sin embargo, ...
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Papel de la helicasa UAP56/DDX39B y otros factores asociados al metabolismo del ARN en la integridad del genoma

Pérez Calero, Carmen; Aguilera López, Andrés (2020)
Para la transmisión fidedigna de la información genética es indispensable preservar la integridad del genoma. Las células ...
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Histone H3E73Q and H4E53A mutations cause recombinogenic DNA damage

Ortega Moreno, Pedro; García Pichardo, Desiré; San Martín Alonso, Marta; García Rondón, Ana; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Shared Science Publishers OG, 2020)
The stability and function of eukaryotic genomes is closely linked to histones and to chromatin structure. The state of ...
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Histone deacetylases facilitate the accurate repair of broken forks

Gómez González, Belén; Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
We have recently uncovered that loss of the yeast histone deacetylases Rpd3 (Reduced Potassium Dependency 3) and Hda1 ...
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UAP56/DDX39B is a major cotranscriptional RNA–DNA helicase that unwinds harmful R loops genome-wide

Pérez Calero, Carmen; Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Xue, Xiaoyu; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Muñoz Sánchez, Sergio; González Basallote, Víctor M.; Sung, Patrick; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2020)
Nonscheduled R loops represent a major source of DNA damage and replication stress. Cells have different ways to prevent ...
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The Sister-Chromatid Exchange Assay in Human Cells

Tumini, Emanuela; Aguilera López, Andrés (Humana, 2020)
The semiconservative nature of DNA replication allows the differential labeling of sister chromatids that isthe fundamental ...
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Harmful DNA:RNA hybrids are formed in cis and in a Rad51-independent manner

Lafuente Barquero, Juan; García Rubio, María Luisa; San Martín Alonso, Marta; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (eLife Sciences Publications, 2020)
DNA:RNA hybrids constitute a well-known source of recombinogenic DNA damage. The current literature is in agreement with ...
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Spontaneous DNA-RNA hybrids: differential impacts throughout the cell cycle

Gómez González, Belén; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
A large body of research supports that transcription plays a major role among the many sources of replicative stress ...
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TDP-43 mutations link Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with R-loop homeostasis and R loop-mediated DNA damage

Giannini, Marta; Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Sproviero, Daisy; Barroso, Sonia I.; Cereda, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2020)
TDP-43 is a DNA and RNA binding protein involved in RNA processing and with structural resemblance to heterogeneous ...
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Looping the (R) Loop in DSB Repair via RNA Methylation

Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2020)
In this issue of Molecular Cell, Zhang et al. (2020) reveal that ATM triggers RNA methylation of DNA-RNA hybrids formed ...
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Detection of DNA Double-Strand Breaks byγ-H2AX Immunodetection

Barroso, Sonia I.; Aguilera López, Andrés (Humana, 2020)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious type of DNA damage and a cause of geneticinstability as they can ...
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Homologous recombination and Mus81 promote replication completion in response to replication fork blockage

Pardo, Benjamín; Moriel Carretero, María; Vicat, Thibaud; Aguilera López, Andrés; Pasero, Philippe (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
Impediments to DNA replication threaten genome stability. The homologous recombination (HR) pathway has been involved in ...
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New factors involved in transcription-associated genome instability

Mérida Cerro, José Antonio; Aguilera López, Andrés; García Rondón, Ana (2019)
El mantenimiento de la integridad del DNA y la transmisión fiel de su información a la descendencia es una prioridad para ...
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R Loops: From Physiologicalto Pathological Roles

García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2019)
DNA-RNA hybrids play a physiological role in cellular processes, but often, they represent non-scheduled co-transcriptional ...
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The DNA damage response acts as a safeguardagainst harmful DNA–RNA hybrids ofdifferent origins

Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Muñoz Sánchez, Sergio; García Rubio, María Luisa; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (EMBO Press, 2019)
Despite playing physiological roles in specific situations, DNA–RNA hybrids threat genome integrity. To investigate how ...
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New cellular elements associated with DNA:RNA hybrid homeostasis in eukaryotes

San Martín Alonso, Marta; García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (2019)
El mantenimiento de la integridad del genoma es esencial para el correcto funcionamiento de las funciones celulares así ...
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What causes an RNA-DNA hybrid to compromise genome integrity?

García Rondón, Ana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2019)
Transcription is a source of genome instability that stimulates mutation and recombination. Part of the damage produced ...
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Elongation Factor TFIIS Prevents Transcription Stress and R-Loop Accumulation to Maintain Genome Stability

Zatreanu, Diana; Han, Zhong; Mitter, Richard; Tumini, Emanuela; Williams, Hannah C.; Gregersen, Lea Haarup; Dirac-Svejstrup, A. Barbara; Roma, Stefania; Stewart, Aengus; Aguilera López, Andrés; Svejstrup, Jesper (Elsevier, 2019)
Although correlations between RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription stress, R-loops, and genome instability have been ...
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Depletion of the MFAP1/SPP381 Splicing Factor Causes R-Loop-Independent Genome Instability

Salas Armenteros, Irene; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; García Rondón, Ana; Pérez Calero, Mónica; Andújar, Eloísa; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2019)
THO/TREX is a conserved complex with a role in messenger ribonucleoprotein biogenesis that links gene expression and genome ...
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Transcription-mediated replication hindrance: a major driver of genome instability

Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2019)
Genome replication involves dealing with obstacles that can result from DNA damage but also from chromatin alterations, ...
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The THO Complex as a Paradigm for the Prevention of Cotranscriptional R-Loops

Luna Varo, Rosa María; García Rondón, Ana; Pérez Calero, Carmen; Salas Armenteros, Irene; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2019)
Different proteins associate with the nascent RNA and the RNA polymerase (RNAP) to catalyze the transcription cycle and ...
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Rpd3L and Hda1 histone deacetylases facilitate repair of broken forks by promoting sister chromatid cohesion

Aguilera López, Andrés; Gómez González, Belén; Ortega Moreno, Pedro (Nature Research, 2019)
Genome stability involves accurate replication and DNA repair. Broken replication forks, such as those encountering a nick, ...
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The antitumor drugs trabectedin and lurbinectedin induce transcription-dependent replication stress and genome instability

Tumini, Emanuela; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; San Martín Alonso, Marta; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Galmarini, Carlos María; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Association for Cancer Research, 2019)
R-loops are a major source of replication stress, DNA damage, and genome instability, which are major hallmarks of cancer ...
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A Meiotic Checkpoint Alters Repair Partner Bias to Permit Inter-sister Repair of Persistent DSBs

García Muse, Tatiana; Galindo Díaz, U.; García Rubio, María Luisa; Martin, Julie S.; Polanowska, Jolanta; O'Reilly, N.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Boulton, Simon J. (Elsevier B.V., 2019)
Accurate meiotic chromosome segregation critically depends on the formation of inter-homolog crossovers initiated by ...
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The Nup84 complex coordinates the DNA damage response to warrant genome integrity

Gaillard, Hélène; Santos Pereira, José María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2019)
DNA lesions interfere with cellular processes such as transcription and replication and need to be adequately resolved to ...
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Guidelines for DNA recombination and repair studies: Cellular assays of DNA repair pathways

Klein, Hannah L.; Bačinskaja, Giedré; Che, Jun; Cheblal, Anais; Elango, Rajula; Epshtein, Anastasiya; Fitzgerald, Devon M.; Gómez González, Belén; Khan, Sharik R.; Kumar, Sandeep Mothish; Leland, Bryan A.; Marie, Léa; Aguilera López, Andrés (Shared Science Publishers OG, 2019)
Understanding the plasticity of genomes has been greatly aided by assays for recombination, repair and mutagenesis. These ...
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Inestabilidad genética asociada a R-loops.

García Benítez, Francisco; Aguilera López, Andrés; Gaillard, Hélène (2018)
La inestabilidad genómica es una patología celular, la cual se produce cuando una célula acumula variaciones genéticas que ...
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Guidelines and recommendations on yeast cell death nomenclature

Carmona Gutiérrez, D.; Bauer, M. A.; Zimmermann, A.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Austriaco, N.; Ayscough, K.; Balzan, R.; Bar-Nun, S.; Madeo, F. (Shared Science Publishers, 2018)
Elucidating the biology of yeast in its full complexity has major implications for science, medicine and industry. One of ...
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Human mitochondrial degradosome prevents harmful mitochondrial R loops and mitochondrial genome instability

Silva, Sonia; Pérez de Camino Cantos, Dolores; Aguilera López, Andrés (2018)
R loops are nucleic acid structures comprising an DNA-RNA hybrid and a displaced single-stranded DNA. These structures may ...
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Multiple signaling kinases target Mrc1 to prevent genomic instability triggered by transcription-replication conflicts

Duch, Alba; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; García Rubio, María Luisa; Seisenbacher, Gerhard; Aguilera López, Andrés (Nature Publishing Group:, 2018)
Conflicts between replication and transcription machineries represent a major source of genomic instability and cells have ...
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Yra1-bound RNA–DNA hybrids cause orientation-independent transcription– replication collisions and telomere instability

García Rubio, María Luisa; Aguilera, Paula; Lafuente Barquero, Juan; Ruiz, José F.; Simon, Marie-Noelle; Geli, Vincent; García Rondón, Ana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2018)
R loops are an important source of genome instability, largely due to their negative impact on replication progression. ...
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Epigenetic features of human telomeres

Cubiles de la Vega, María Dolores; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Vaquero Sedas, María Isabel; Enguix González, Alicia; Aguilera López, Andrés; Vega Palas, Miguel Ángel (Oxford University Press, 2018)
Although subtelomeric regions in humans are heterochromatic, the epigenetic nature of human telomeres remains controversial. ...
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Detection of DNA-RNA hybrids in vivo

García Rubio, María Luisa; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Aguilera López, Andrés (Humana Press Inc., 2018)
DNA-RNA hybrids form naturally during essential cellular functions such as transcription and replication. However, they ...
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Gene gating at nuclear pores prevents the formation of R loops

Gaillard, Hélène; García Benítez, Francisco; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2018)
Transcription is an important source of genetic variability. A large amount of transcription-associated genome variation ...
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Papel de factores de la transcripción y la replicación del ADN en el origen de la inestabilidad genómica.

Lafuente Barquero, Juan Francisco; Aguilera López, Andrés (2017)
Mantener la integridad del genoma no es tarea fácil para las células. El ADN sufre constantes ataques de agentes químicos ...
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Nuevos genes humanos asociados a la biogénesis de mRNPs necesarios para la integridad del genoma

Salas Armenteros, Irene; Aguilera López, Andrés; Luna Varo, Rosa María (2017)
La integridad del genoma es una condición necesaria para la transmisión fidedigna de la información genética. Numerosos ...
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Papel de la cromatina en la formación de R-loops

García Pichardo, Desiré; García Rondón, Ana; Aguilera López, Andrés (2017)
La inestabilidad genómica es una patología celular asociada a múltiples enfermedades genéticas, incluido el cáncer (Aguilera ...
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The need to regulate replication fork speed

Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017)
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DNA-RNA hybrids: The risks of DNA breakage during transcription

Aguilera López, Andrés; Gómez González, Belén (Springer Nature, 2017)
Although R loops can occur at different genomic locations, the factors that determine their formation and frequency remain ...
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The Role of Replication-Associated Repair Factors on R-Loops

Bhatia, Vaibhav; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Aguilera López, Andrés; Gómez González, Belén (MDPI, 2017)
The nascent RNA can reinvade the DNA double helix to form a structure termed the R-loop, where a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) ...
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Human THO–Sin3A interaction reveals new mechanisms to prevent R-loops that cause genome instability

Salas Armenteros, Irene; Pérez Calero, Carmen; Bayona Feliu, Aleix; Tumini, Emanuela; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017)
R-loops, formed by co-transcriptional DNA–RNA hybrids and a displaced DNA single strand (ssDNA), fulfill certain positive ...
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Physical proximity of chromatin to nuclear pores prevents harmful R loop accumulation contributing to maintain genome stability

García Benítez, Francisco; Gaillard, Hélène; Aguilera López, Andrés (National Academy of Sciences, 2017)
During transcription, the mRNA may hybridize with DNA, forming an R loop, which can be physiological or pathological, ...
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The Smc5/6 complex regulates the yeast Mph1 helicase at RNA-DNA hybrid-mediated DNA damage

Lafuente Barquero, Juan; Luke Glaser, Sarah; Graf, Marco; Silva, Sonia; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2017)
RNA-DNA hybrids are naturally occurring obstacles that must be overcome by the DNA replication machinery. In the absence ...
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Histone Mutants Separate R Loop Formation from Genome Instability Induction

García Pichardo, Desiré; Cañas, Juan C.; García Rubio, María Luisa; Gómez González, Belén; García Rondón, Ana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2017)
R loops have positive physiological roles, but they can also be deleterious by causing genome instability, and the mechanisms ...
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A new role for Rrm3 in repair of replication-born DNA breakage by sister chromatid recombination

Muñoz Galván, Sandra; García Rubio, María Luisa; Ortega Moreno, Pedro; Ruiz Pérez, José Francisco; Jimeno González, Sonia; Pardo, Benjamín; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2017)
Replication forks stall at different DNA obstacles such as those originated by transcription. Fork stalling can lead to ...
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Transcription as a Threat to Genome Integrity

Gaillard, Hélène; Aguilera López, Andrés (Annual Reviews Inc., 2016)
Genomes undergo different types of sporadic alterations, including DNA damage, point mutations, and genome rearrangements, ...
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FANCD2 facilitates replication through common fragile sites

Madireddy, Advaitha; Aguilera López, Andrés; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; García Rubio, María Luisa; Owen, Nichole; Olson, Susan (Elsevier, 2016)
Common fragile sites (CFSs) are genomic regions that are unstable under conditions of replicative stress. Although the ...
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Roles of human POLD1 and POLD3 in genome stability

Tumini, Emanuela; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Pérez Calero, Carmen; Aguilera López, Andrés (Nature, 2016)
DNA replication is essential for cellular proliferation. If improperly controlled it can constitute a major source of ...
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High-Resolution Mapping of Homologous Recombination Events in rad3 Hyper-Recombination Mutants in Yeast

Andersen, Sabrina L.; Zhang, Aimee; Dominska, Margaret; Moriel Carretero, María; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2016)
The Saccharomyces cerevisae RAD3 gene is the homolog of human XPD, an essential gene encoding a DNA helicase of the TFIIH ...
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Transcription-replication conflicts: How they occur and how they are resolved

García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Springer Nature, 2016)
The frequent occurrence of transcription and DNA replication in cells results in many encounters, and thus conflicts, ...
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Excess of Yra1 RNA-Binding Factor Causes Transcription-Dependent Genome Instability, Replication Impairment and Telomere Shortening

Gavaldá Martín, Sandra; Santos Pereira, José María; García Rubio, María Luisa; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2016)
Yra1 is an essential nuclear factor of the evolutionarily conserved family of hnRNP-like export factors that when overexpressed ...
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Role for RNA: DNA hybrids in origin-independent replication priming in a eukaryotic system

Stuckey, Ruth; García Rodriguez, Néstor; Aguilera López, Andrés; Wellinger, Ralf Erik (National Academy of Sciences, 2015)
DNA replication initiates at defined replication origins along eukaryotic chromosomes, ensuring complete genome duplication ...
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The Fanconi Anemia Pathway Protects Genome Integrity from R-loops

García Rubio, María Luisa; Pérez Calero, Carmen; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Tumini, Emanuela; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2015)
Co-transcriptional RNA-DNA hybrids (R loops) cause genome instability. To prevent harmful R loop accumulation, cells have ...
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Interdependence of the Rad50 hook and globular domain functions

Hohl, Marcel; Kochańczyk, Tomasz; Tous, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés; Krężel, Artur; Petrini, John H J (Elsevier, 2015)
Rad50 contains a conserved Zn2+ coordination domain (the Rad50 hook) that functions as a homodimerization interface. Hook ...
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A unified model for the molecular basis of Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne Syndrome

Moriel Carretero, María; Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Aguilera López, Andrés (Taylor & Francis Open, 2015)
Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) is a pathway that removes lesions distorting the DNA helix. The molecular basis of the ...
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Polycomb RING1A- and RING1B-dependent histone H2A monoubiquitylation at pericentromeric regions promotes S-phase progression

Bravo, M.; Nicolini, F.; Starowicz, K.; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Calés, C.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Vidal, M. (Company of Biologists Ltd, 2015)
The functions of polycomb products extend beyond their well-known activity as transcriptional regulators to include genome ...
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A genome-wide function of THSC/TREX-2 at active genes prevents transcription–replication collisions

Santos Pereira, José María; García Rubio, María Luisa; González Aguilera, Cristina; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2014)
The THSC/TREX-2 complex of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mediates the anchoring of transcribed genes to the nuclear pore, linking ...
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The rem mutations in the ATP-binding groove of the Rad3/XPD helicase lead to Xeroderma pigmentosum-Cockayne Syndrome-like phenotypes

Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Moriel Carretero, María; Montelone, Beth A.; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2014)
The eukaryotic TFIIH complex is involved in Nucleotide Excision Repair and transcription initiation. We analyzed three ...
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The yeast and human FACT chromatin-reorganizing complexes resolve R-loop-mediated transcription-replication conflicts

Herrera Moyano, Emilia; Mergui, Xenia; García Rubio, María Luisa; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2014)
FACT (facilitates chromatin transcription) is a chromatin-reorganizing complex that swaps nucleosomes around the RNA ...
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Transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair factors promote R-loop-induced genome instability

Sollier, Julie; Townsend Stork, Caroline; García Rubio, María Luisa; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2014)
R-loops, consisting of an RNA-DNA hybrid and displaced single-stranded DNA, are physiological structures that regulate ...
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Cleavage factor I links transcription termination to DNA damage response and genome integrity maintenance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Gaillard, Hélène; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2014)
During transcription, the nascent pre-mRNA undergoes a series of processing steps before being exported to the cytoplasm. ...
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Inestabilidad genética y cambios en la cromatina en mutantes del complejo THO en mitosis y meiosis de eucariotas modelo

Castellano Pozo, Maikel; Aguilera López, Andrés; García Muse, Tatiana (2013)
Para el mantenimiento y el control de los procesos celulares, la integridad genética es un factor clave. Mutaciones o ...
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Yeast pol4 promotes tel1-regulated chromosomal translocations

Sastre Moreno, Guillermo; Aguilera López, Andrés; Ruiz Pérez, José Francisco; Pardo, Benjamín; Blanco Dávila, Luis (2013)
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Histone H3K56 Acetylation, Rad52, and Non-DNA Repair Factors Control Double-Strand Break Repair Choice with the Sister Chromatid

Muñoz Galván, Sandra; Jimeno González, Sonia; Rothstein, Rodney; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2013)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are harmful lesions that arise mainly during replication. The choice of the sister chromatid ...
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R-Loop Mediated Transcription-Associated Recombination in trf4D Mutants Reveals New Links between RNA Surveillance and Genome Integrity

Gavaldá Martín, Sandra; Gallardo, Mercedes; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2013)
To get further insight into the factors involved in the maintenance of genome integrity we performed a screening ...
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The Npl3 hnRNP prevents R-loop-mediated transcription–replication conflicts and genome instability

Santos Pereira, José María; Herrero, Ana B.; García Rubio, María Luisa; Marín Rodríguez, Antonio; Moreno, Sergio; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2013)
Transcription is a major obstacle for replication fork (RF) progression and a cause of genome instability. Part of this ...
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Competing roles of DNA end resection and non-homologous end joining functions in the repair of replication-born double-strand breaks by sister-chromatid recombination

Muñoz Galván, Sandra; López Saavedra, Ana; Jackson, Stephen P.; Huertas Sánchez, Pablo; Cortés Ledesma, Felipe; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2013)
While regulating the choice between homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) as mechanisms of ...
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Distinct Roles of Mus81, Yen1, Slx1-Slx4, and Rad1 Nucleases in the Repair of Replication-Born Double-Strand Breaks by Sister Chromatid Exchange

Muñoz Galván, Sandra; Tous, Cristina; Blanco, Miguel G.; Schwartz, Erin K.; Ehmsen, Kirk T.; West, Stephen C.; Heyer, Wolf-Dietrich; Aguilera López, Andrés (2012)
Most spontaneous DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) arise during replication and are repaired by homologous recombination ...
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Architecture and nucleic acids recognition mechanism of the THO complex, an mRNP assembly factor

Peña, Álvaro; Gewartowski, Kamil; Mroczek, Seweryn; Cuéllar, Jorge; Szykowska, Aleksandra; Prokop, Andrzej; Czarnocki-Cieciura, Mariusz; Piwowarski, Jan; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés; Carrascosa, José L.; Valpuesta, José María; Dziembowski, Andrzej (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
The THO complex is a key factor in co-transcriptional formation of export-competent messenger ribonucleoprotein particles, ...
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The Caenorhabditis elegans THO complex is required for the mitotic cell cycle and development

Castellano Pozo, Maikel; García Muse, Tatiana; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2012)
THO is a conserved eukaryotic complex involved in mRNP biogenesis and RNA export that plays an important role in preventing ...
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Yeast Sen1 helicase protects the genome from transcription-associated instability

Mischo, Hannah E.; Gómez González, Belén; Grzechnik, Pawel; García Rondón, Ana; Wei, Wu; Steinmetz, Lars; Aguilera López, Andrés; Proudfoot, Nick J. (Elsevier, 2011)
Sen1 of S. cerevisiae is a known component of the NRD complex implicated in transcription termination of nonpolyadenylated ...
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Control of the function of the transcription and repair factor TFIIH by the action of the cochaperone Ydj1

Moriel Carretero, María; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés (National Academy of Sciences, 2011)
Yeast rad3-102, a mutant of the TFIIH complex involved in nucleotide excision repair (NER) and transcription, can perform ...
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Nab2 functions in the metabolism of RNA driven by polymerases II and III

González Aguilera, Cristina; Tous, Cristina; Babiano González, Reyes; Cruz Díaz, Jesús de la; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Cell Biology, 2011)
Gene expression in eukaryotes is an essential process that includes transcription, RNA processing, and export. One ...
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Differential expression of THOC1 and ALY mRNP biogenesis/export factors in human cancers

Luna Varo, Rosa María; Japón Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel; Sáez, Carmen; Domínguez Sánchez, María Salud; Aguilera López, Andrés (2011)
One key step in gene expression is the biogenesis of mRNA ribonucleoparticle complexes (mRNPs). Formation of the mRNP ...
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The Rad50 coiled-coil domain is indispensable for Mre11 complex functions

Hohl, Marcel; Muñoz Galván, Sandra; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés; Petrini, John H. J. (Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
The Mre11 complex (Mre11, Rad50 and Xrs2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae) influences diverse functions in the DNA damage ...
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Zim17/Tim15 links mitochondrial iron–sulfur cluster biosynthesis to nuclear genome stability

Díaz de la Loza, María del Carmen; Gallardo Ortega, Mercedes; García Rubio, María Luisa; Izquierdo, Alicia; Herrero, Enrique; Aguilera López, Andrés; Wellinger, Ralf Erik (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Genomic instability is related to a wide-range of human diseases. Here, we show that mitochondrial iron–sulfur cluster ...
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The replication checkpoint protects fork stability by releasing transcribed genes from nuclear pores

Bermejo, Rodrigo; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés; Foiani, Marco; Capra, Thelma; Cocito, Andrea (Elsevier, 2011)
Transcription hinders replication fork progression and stability, and the Mec1/ATR checkpoint protects fork integrity. ...
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New suppressors of THO mutations identify Thp3 (Ypr045c)-Csn12 as a protein complex involved in transcription elongation

Jimeno González, Sonia; Tous Rivera, Cristina; García Rubio, María Luisa; Ranes, Michael; González Aguilera, Cristina; Marín Rodríguez, Antonio; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2011)
Formation of a ribonucleoprotein particle (mRNP) competent for export requires the coupling of transcription with mRNA ...
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AID induces double-strand breaks at immunoglobulin switch regions and c-MYC causing chromosomal translocations in yeast THO mutants

Ruiz Pérez, José Francisco; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2011)
Transcription of the switch (S) regions of immunoglobulin genes in B cells generates stable R-loops that are targeted by ...
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Genome Instability and Transcription Elongation Impairment in Human Cells Depleted of THO/TREX

Domínguez Sánchez, María Salud; Barroso Ceballos, Sonia Inés; Gómez González, Belén; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2011)
THO/TREX connects transcription with genome integrity in yeast, but a role of mammalian THO in these processes is uncertain, ...
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The THO complex as a key mRNP biogenesis factor in development and cell differentiation

Jimeno González, Sonia; Aguilera López, Andrés (BioMed Central, 2010)
The THO complex is a key component in the co-transcriptional formation of messenger ribonucleoparticles that are competent ...
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Inestabilidad genética asociada a defectos en el complejo TFIIH

Moriel Carretero, María; Aguilera López, Andrés (2010)
Los organismos eucarióticos poseen múltiples mecanismos para preservar la integridad de su información genética. Ésta puede ...
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Genome-wide analysis of factors affecting transcription elongation and DNA repair: a new role for PAF and Ccr4-not in transcription-coupled repair

Gaillard, Hélène; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Botet, Javier; González Aguilera, Cristina; Quintero, María José; Viladevall, Laia; García Rubio, María Luisa; Rodríguez Gil, Alfonso; Marín, Antonio; Ariño, Joaquín; Revuelta, José Luis; Chávez de Diego, Sebastián; Aguilera López, Andrés (Public Library of Science, 2009)
RNA polymerases frequently deal with a number of obstacles during transcription elongation that need to be removed for ...
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The S-phase checkpoint is required to respond to R-loops accumulated in THO mutants

Gómez González, Belén; Felipe Abrio, Irene; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
Cotranscriptional R-loops are formed in yeast mutants of the THO complex, which functions at the interface between ...
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The stress-activated protein kinase Hog1 mediates S phase delay in response to osmostress

Yaakov, Gilad; Duch, Alba; García Rubio, María Luisa; Clotet, Josep; Jiménez, Javier; Aguilera López, Andrés; Posas, Francesc (American Society for Cell Biology, 2009)
Control of cell cycle progression by stress-activated protein kinases (SAPKs) is essential for cell adaptation to extracellular ...
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Transcription at the proximity of the nuclear pore: A role for the THP1-SAC3-SUS1-CDC31 (THSC) complex

Luna Varo, Rosa María; González Aguilera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés (Landes Bioscience, 2009)
A key aspect of eukaryotic gene expression is the coupling of transcription with RNA processing, polyadenylation and export. ...
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Sem1 is a functional component of the nuclear pore complex–associated messenger RNA export machinery

Boulos Faza, Marius; Kemmler, Stefan; Jimeno González, Sonia; González Aguilera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés; Hurt, E (Rockefeller University Press, 2009)
The evolutionarily conserved protein Sem1/Dss1 is a subunit of the regulatory particle (RP) of the proteasome, and, in ...
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Chromosomal translocations caused by either Pol32-dependent or Pol32-independent triparental break-induced replication

Ruiz Pérez, José Francisco; Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2009)
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are harmful DNA lesions that can generate chromosomal rearrangements or chromosome losses if ...
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The THP1-SAC3-SUS1-CDC31 complex works in transcription elongation-mRNA export preventing RNA-mediated genome instability

González Aguilera, Cristina; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Gómez González, Belén; Huertas Sánchez, Pablo; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Cell Biology, 2008)
The eukaryotic THO/TREX complex, involved in mRNP biogenesis, plays a key role in the maintenance of genome integrity in ...
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CDK targets Sae2 to control DNA-end resection and homologous recombination

Huertas Sánchez, Pablo; Cortés Ledesma, Felipe; Sartori, Alessandro A.; Aguilera López, Andrés; Jackson, Stephen P. (Nature Publishing Group, 2008)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are repaired by two principal mechanisms: non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous ...
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A novel class of Mrna-containing cytoplasmic granules are produced in response to UV-irradiation

Gaillard, Hélène; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Cell Biology, 2008)
Nucleic acids are substrates for different types of damage, but little is known about the fate of damaged RNAs. We addressed ...
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Different genetic requirements for repair of replication-born double-strand breaks by sister-chromatid recombination and break-induced replication

Cortés Ledesma, Felipe; Tous Rivera, Cristina; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2007)
Homologous recombination (HR) is the major mechanism used to repair double-strand breaks (DSBs) that result from replication, ...
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A new connection of mRNP biogenesis and export with transcription-coupled repair

Gaillard, Hélène; Wellinger, Ralf Erik; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2007)
Although DNA repair is faster in the transcribed strand of active genes, little is known about the possible contribution ...
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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase action is strongly stimulated by mutations of the THO complex

Gómez González, Belén; Aguilera López, Andrés (National Academy of Sciences, 2007)
Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is a B cell enzyme essential for Ig somatic hypermutation and class switch ...
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Nucleoporins prevent DNA damage accumulation by modulating Ulp1-dependent sumoylation processes

Palancade, Benoit; Liu, Xianpeng; García Rubio, María Luisa; Aguilera López, Andrés; Zhao, Xiaolan; Doye, Valérie (American Society for Cell Biology, 2007)
Increasing evidences suggest that nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) control different aspects of nuclear metabolism, including ...
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Reparación postreplicativa de cortes de doble cadena en Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Cortés Ledesma, Felipe; Aguilera López, Andrés (2006)
Entendemos como corte de doble cadena (doublé-strand break, DSB) toda interrupción en la continuidad de una molécula de ...
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Replication fork progression is impaired by transcription in hyperrecombinant yeast cells lacking a functional THO complex

Wellinger, Ralf Erik; Prado Velasco, José Félix; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2006)
THO/TREX is a conserved, eukaryotic protein complex operating at the interface between transcription and messenger ...
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An hpr1 point mutation that impairs transcription and mRNP biogenesis without increasing recombination

Huertas Sánchez, Pablo; García Rubio, María Luisa; Wellinger, Ralf Erik; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2006)
THO/TREX, a conserved eukaryotic protein complex, is a key player at the interface between transcription and mRNP metabolism. ...
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Smc5–Smc6 mediate DNA double-strand-break repair by promoting sister-chromatid recombination

Piccoli, Giacomo De; Cortes Ledesma, Felipe; Ira, Gregory; Torres Rosell, Jordi; Aguilera López, Andrés (Nature Publishing Group, 2006)
DNA double-strand breaks (DSB) can arise during DNA replication, or after exposure to DNA-damaging agents, and their correct ...
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Tho1, a novel hnRNP, and Sub2 provide alternative pathways for mRNP biogenesis in yeast THO mutants

Jimeno González, Sonia; Luna Varo, Rosa María; García Rubio, María Luisa; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2006)
THO is a protein complex that functions in cotranscriptional mRNP formation. Yeast THO1 and SUB2 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) ...
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Partial depletion of histone H4 increases homologous recombination-mediated genetic instability

Prado Velasco, José Félix; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2005)
DNA replication can be a source of genetic instability. Given the tight connection between DNA replication and nucleosome ...
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Papel del RNA en expresión genética y recombinación en Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Huertas Sánchez, Pablo; Aguilera López, Andrés (2004)
La información necesaria para la supervivencia celular se encuentra codificada en el genoma. Cualquier proceso que conlleve ...
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Molecular evidence that the eukaryotic THO/TREX complex is required for efficient transcription elongation

García Rondón, Ana; Jimeno González, Sonia; García Rubio, María Luisa; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc., 2003)
THO/TREX is a conserved eukaryotic complex formed by the core THO complex plus proteins involved in mRNA metabolism and ...
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Nab2p and the Thp1p-Sac3p Complex Functionally Interact at the Interface between Transcription and mRNA Metabolism

Gallardo, Mercedes; Luna Varo, Rosa María; Erdjument-Bromage, Hediye; Tempst, Paul; Aguilera López, Andrés (Elsevier, 2003)
THP1 is a conserved eukaryotic gene whose null mutations confer, in yeast, transcription and genetic instability phenotypes ...
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Elongación de la transcripción en S. cerevisiae el complejo THO y factores relacionados funcionalmente

García Rondón, Ana; Aguilera López, Andrés (2003)
La transcripción es el proceso por el cual se copia la información contenida en el DNA, a una molécula de RNA. Se divide ...
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Relación entre reparación recombinación y transcripción en levaduras

González Barrera, Sergio; Aguilera López, Andrés (2002)
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Defective nucleotide excision repair in yeast hpr1 and tho2 mutants

González Barrera, Sergio; Prado Velasco, José Félix; Verhage, Richard; Brouwer, Jaap; Aguilera López, Andrés (Oxford University Press, 2002)
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) and transcription are intimately related. First, TFIIH has a dual role in transcription ...
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Hpr1 is preferentially required for transcription of either long or G+C-rich DNA sequences in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Chávez de Diego, Sebastián; García Rubio, María Luisa; Prado Velasco, José Félix; Aguilera López, Andrés (American Society for Microbiology, 2001)
Hpr1 forms, together with Tho2, Mft1, and Thp2, the THO complex, which controls transcription elongation and genome stability ...
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Recombinación mitótica entre repeticiones invertidas de ADN en Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Malagón Bautista, Francisco; Aguilera López, Andrés (2000)
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Relación de la transcripción con la recombinación entre secuencias repetidas en S. cerevisiae

Piruat Palomo, José Ignacio; Aguilera López, Andrés (1998)
La recombinación genética es un proceso fundamental en el metabolismo del ADN en todos los organismos vivos. Existen multitud de procesos biológicos en los que la recombinación está directamente implicada.
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The yeast HPR1 gene has a functional role in transcriptional elongation that uncovers a novel source of genome instability

Chávez de Diego, Sebastián; Aguilera López, Andrés (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1997)
The yeast HPR1 gene plays an important role in genome stability, as indicated by the observation that hpr1 mutants have ...
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Control genético de las deleciones entre secuencias repetidas directas en Saccaromyces cerevisiae

Prado Velasco, José Félix; Aguilera López, Andrés (1996)
Los genomios de todos los organismos están constituidos por un número variable de secuencias repetidas, que pueden llegar ...
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Selection of wine yeasts for growth and fermentation in the presence of ethanol and sucrose

Benítez, Tahía; Castillo, Lucas del; Aguilera López, Andrés; Conde, Jaime; Cerdá Olmedo, Enrique (American Society for Microbiology, 1983)
To optimize the conversion of carbohydrates to ethanol, strains of several Saccharomyces species were examined for the ...
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Genética y fisiología de la tolerancia al etanol en "Saccharomyces cerevisiae"

Aguilera López, Andrés; Benítez Fernández, Concepción Tahía; Cerdá Olmedo, Enrique (1983)
En este trabajo se ha determinado el papel que juegan la herencia citoplasmática y la nuclear en la tolerancia al etanol ...