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20 of 58Last updated : 24 April 2024 03:56 Mechanism of substrate hydrolysis by the human nucleotide pool sanitiser DNPH1 Authors (8)Neil RzechorzekSimone Kunzelmann Andrew G PurkissMariana Silva Dos SantosJames MacraeIan TaylorKasper FuggerStephen West Nature Communications Published 26 October 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestIan TaylorStructural BiologyMetabolomicsFull details Method to generate Holliday junction recombination intermediates via RecA-mediated four-strand exchange Authors (2)Han Ngoc HoStephen West Analytical Biochemistry Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Visualization of direct and diffusion-assisted RAD51 nucleation by full-length human BRCA2 protein Authors (11)Ondrej BelanLuke Greenhough Lucas KuhlenRoopesh Anand Artur KaczmarczykDominika GruszkaHasan YardimciXiaodong Zhang David S RuedaStephen WestSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 17 August 2023 Crick labsHasan YardimciStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details Structure and function of the RAD51B-RAD51C-RAD51D-XRCC2 tumour suppressor Authors (10)Luke GreenhoughEric Chih-Chao LiangOndrej BelanSimone Kunzelmann Sarah MaslenMonica Rodrigo BrenniRoopesh AnandMark SkehelSimon BoultonStephen West Nature Published 20 July 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestSimon BoultonStructural BiologyProteomicsElectron MicroscopyFull details Human endonuclease ANKLE1 localizes at the midbody and processes chromatin bridges to prevent DNA damage and cGAS-STING activation Authors (5) Huadong Jiang Nannan Kong Zeyuan LiuStephen West Ying Wai Chan Advanced Science Published 26 April 2023 Crick labsStephen WestFull details GEN1 promotes common fragile site expression Authors (7)Anaid BenitezMarie SebaldKanagaraj RadhakrishnanMonica Rodrigo BrenniYing Wai ChanEric Chih-Chao LiangStephen West Cell Reports Published 28 February 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestLight MicroscopyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells Authors (16)Ondrej BelanMarie SebaldMarek AdamowiczRoopesh AnandAleksandra Vancevska Joana Neves[...] Geoff S Higgins Graeme CM SmithStephen West David S RuedaSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 15 December 2022 Crick labsStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details Generation of double Holliday junction DNAs and their dissolution/resolution within a chromatin context Authors (2)Han Ngoc HoStephen West Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 3 May 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestFermentationFull details Comprehensive analysis of DNA replication timing across 184 cell lines suggests a role for MCM10 in replication timing regulation Authors (17) Madison Caballero Tiffany Ge Ana Rita Rebelo Seungmae Seo Sean Kim Kayla Brooks[...] Nissim BenvenistyStephen West Dieter Egli Emily M Mace Amnon Koren Human Molecular Genetics Published 1 September 2022 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Integrated genome and transcriptome analyses reveal the mechanism of genome instability in ataxia with oculomotor apraxia 2 Authors (13) Radhakrishnan Kanagaraj Richard Mitter Theodoros Kantidakis Matthew M EdwardsAnaid Benitez Probir Chakravarty[...] Fengtang Yang Martin F Lavin Amnon KorenAengus StewartStephen West Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 25 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details Tackling PARP inhibitor resistance Authors (4)Kasper Fugger Graeme HewittStephen WestSimon Boulton Trends in Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labsStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details Targeting the nucleotide salvage factor DNPH1 sensitizes BRCA-deficient cells to PARP inhibitors Authors (14)Kasper FuggerIlirjana BajramiMariana Silva Dos SantosSarah YoungSimone KunzelmannGeoff Kelly[...] Thomas CarellSimon BoultonJames MacraeIan TaylorStephen West Science Published 9 April 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestIan TaylorMRC Biomedical NMR CentreSimon BoultonStructural BiologyMRC Biomedical NMR CentreMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingHigh Throughput ScreeningAdvanced SequencingFull details Coordinated roles of SLX4 and MutSβ in DNA repair and the maintenance of genome stability Authors (2)Sarah YoungStephen West Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Published 17 February 2021 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Charles M. Radding: A love of science and art Authors (2)Stephen West Stephen C Kowalczykowski Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 9 February 2021 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Defective ALC1 nucleosome remodeling confers PARPi sensitization and synthetic lethality with HRD Authors (27) Graeme HewittValerie BorelSandra Segura-BayonaTohru TakakiPhil RuisRoberto Bellelli[...] Ivan Ahel Dragana Ahel J Ross Chapman Sebastian DeindlSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 18 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestSimon BoultonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityFull details MutSβ stimulates Holliday junction resolution by the SMX complex Authors (8)Sarah YoungMarie SebaldRajvee Shah PunatarMeghan LarinLaura MasinoMonica Rodrigo BrenniEric Chih-Chao LiangStephen West Cell Reports Published 20 October 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestStructural BiologyFull details Repeat expansions confer WRN dependence in microsatellite-unstable cancers Authors (33) Niek van Wietmarschen Sriram Sridharan William J Nathan Anthony Tubbs Edmond M Chan Elsa Callen[...]Stephen West Peter J McHugh Paul S Meltzer Adam J Bass André Nussenzweig Nature Published 8 October 2020 Crick labsStephen WestFull details A new class of ultrafine anaphase bridges generated by homologous recombination Authors (2)Ying Wai ChanStephen West Cell Cycle Published 25 September 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details GEN1 endonuclease: Purification and nuclease assays Authors (2)Ying Wai ChanStephen West Methods in Enzymology Published 9 January 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Preparation and resolution of Holliday junction DNA recombination intermediates Authors (2)Rajvee Shah PunatarStephen West Methods in Enzymology Published 9 January 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Mechanism of substrate hydrolysis by the human nucleotide pool sanitiser DNPH1 Authors (8)Neil RzechorzekSimone Kunzelmann Andrew G PurkissMariana Silva Dos SantosJames MacraeIan TaylorKasper FuggerStephen West Nature Communications Published 26 October 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestIan TaylorStructural BiologyMetabolomicsFull details
Method to generate Holliday junction recombination intermediates via RecA-mediated four-strand exchange Authors (2)Han Ngoc HoStephen West Analytical Biochemistry Published 1 December 2023 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
Visualization of direct and diffusion-assisted RAD51 nucleation by full-length human BRCA2 protein Authors (11)Ondrej BelanLuke Greenhough Lucas KuhlenRoopesh Anand Artur KaczmarczykDominika GruszkaHasan YardimciXiaodong Zhang David S RuedaStephen WestSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 17 August 2023 Crick labsHasan YardimciStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details
Structure and function of the RAD51B-RAD51C-RAD51D-XRCC2 tumour suppressor Authors (10)Luke GreenhoughEric Chih-Chao LiangOndrej BelanSimone Kunzelmann Sarah MaslenMonica Rodrigo BrenniRoopesh AnandMark SkehelSimon BoultonStephen West Nature Published 20 July 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestSimon BoultonStructural BiologyProteomicsElectron MicroscopyFull details
Human endonuclease ANKLE1 localizes at the midbody and processes chromatin bridges to prevent DNA damage and cGAS-STING activation Authors (5) Huadong Jiang Nannan Kong Zeyuan LiuStephen West Ying Wai Chan Advanced Science Published 26 April 2023 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
GEN1 promotes common fragile site expression Authors (7)Anaid BenitezMarie SebaldKanagaraj RadhakrishnanMonica Rodrigo BrenniYing Wai ChanEric Chih-Chao LiangStephen West Cell Reports Published 28 February 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestLight MicroscopyHigh Throughput ScreeningFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details
POLQ seals post-replicative ssDNA gaps to maintain genome stability in BRCA-deficient cancer cells Authors (16)Ondrej BelanMarie SebaldMarek AdamowiczRoopesh AnandAleksandra Vancevska Joana Neves[...] Geoff S Higgins Graeme CM SmithStephen West David S RuedaSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 15 December 2022 Crick labsStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details
Generation of double Holliday junction DNAs and their dissolution/resolution within a chromatin context Authors (2)Han Ngoc HoStephen West Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 3 May 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestFermentationFull details
Comprehensive analysis of DNA replication timing across 184 cell lines suggests a role for MCM10 in replication timing regulation Authors (17) Madison Caballero Tiffany Ge Ana Rita Rebelo Seungmae Seo Sean Kim Kayla Brooks[...] Nissim BenvenistyStephen West Dieter Egli Emily M Mace Amnon Koren Human Molecular Genetics Published 1 September 2022 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
Integrated genome and transcriptome analyses reveal the mechanism of genome instability in ataxia with oculomotor apraxia 2 Authors (13) Radhakrishnan Kanagaraj Richard Mitter Theodoros Kantidakis Matthew M EdwardsAnaid Benitez Probir Chakravarty[...] Fengtang Yang Martin F Lavin Amnon KorenAengus StewartStephen West Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 25 January 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryCell ServicesAdvanced SequencingFull details
Tackling PARP inhibitor resistance Authors (4)Kasper Fugger Graeme HewittStephen WestSimon Boulton Trends in Cancer Published 1 December 2021 Crick labsStephen WestSimon BoultonFull details
Targeting the nucleotide salvage factor DNPH1 sensitizes BRCA-deficient cells to PARP inhibitors Authors (14)Kasper FuggerIlirjana BajramiMariana Silva Dos SantosSarah YoungSimone KunzelmannGeoff Kelly[...] Thomas CarellSimon BoultonJames MacraeIan TaylorStephen West Science Published 9 April 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestIan TaylorMRC Biomedical NMR CentreSimon BoultonStructural BiologyMRC Biomedical NMR CentreMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingHigh Throughput ScreeningAdvanced SequencingFull details
Coordinated roles of SLX4 and MutSβ in DNA repair and the maintenance of genome stability Authors (2)Sarah YoungStephen West Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Published 17 February 2021 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
Charles M. Radding: A love of science and art Authors (2)Stephen West Stephen C Kowalczykowski Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 9 February 2021 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
Defective ALC1 nucleosome remodeling confers PARPi sensitization and synthetic lethality with HRD Authors (27) Graeme HewittValerie BorelSandra Segura-BayonaTohru TakakiPhil RuisRoberto Bellelli[...] Ivan Ahel Dragana Ahel J Ross Chapman Sebastian DeindlSimon Boulton Molecular Cell Published 18 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestSimon BoultonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityFull details
MutSβ stimulates Holliday junction resolution by the SMX complex Authors (8)Sarah YoungMarie SebaldRajvee Shah PunatarMeghan LarinLaura MasinoMonica Rodrigo BrenniEric Chih-Chao LiangStephen West Cell Reports Published 20 October 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesStephen WestStructural BiologyFull details
Repeat expansions confer WRN dependence in microsatellite-unstable cancers Authors (33) Niek van Wietmarschen Sriram Sridharan William J Nathan Anthony Tubbs Edmond M Chan Elsa Callen[...]Stephen West Peter J McHugh Paul S Meltzer Adam J Bass André Nussenzweig Nature Published 8 October 2020 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
A new class of ultrafine anaphase bridges generated by homologous recombination Authors (2)Ying Wai ChanStephen West Cell Cycle Published 25 September 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
GEN1 endonuclease: Purification and nuclease assays Authors (2)Ying Wai ChanStephen West Methods in Enzymology Published 9 January 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details
Preparation and resolution of Holliday junction DNA recombination intermediates Authors (2)Rajvee Shah PunatarStephen West Methods in Enzymology Published 9 January 2018 Crick labsStephen WestFull details