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Double-strand break repair: 53BP1 comes into focus

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A model is emerging in which 53BP1 recruitment requires the direct recognition of a DSB-specific histone code and its influence on pathway choice is mediated by mutual antagonism with breast cancer 1 (BRCA1).
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DNA double-strand break (DSB) signalling and repair is crucial to preserve genomic integrity and maintain cellular homeostasis. p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) is an important regulator of the cellular response to DSBs that promotes the end-joining of distal DNA ends, which is induced during V(D)J and class switch recombination as well as during the fusion of deprotected telomeres. New insights have been gained into the mechanisms underlying the recruitment of 53BP1 to damaged chromatin and how 53BP1 promotes non-homologous end-joining-mediated DSB repair while preventing homologous recombination. From these studies, a model is emerging in which 53BP1 recruitment requires the direct recognition of a DSB-specific histone code and its influence on pathway choice is mediated by mutual antagonism with breast cancer 1 (BRCA1).

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Increasing the efficiency of precise genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 by inhibition of nonhomologous end joining

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TL;DR: The authors' improving understanding of DNA-damage responses is providing new avenues for disease management, and these responses are biologically significant because they prevent diverse human diseases.
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The Mechanism of Double-Strand DNA Break Repair by the Nonhomologous DNA End-Joining Pathway

TL;DR: Patients lacking normal NHEJ are not only sensitive to ionizing radiation (IR), but also severely immunodeficient in the range of DNA end substrate configurations upon which they can act.
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53BP1 Inhibits Homologous Recombination in Brca1-Deficient Cells by Blocking Resection of DNA Breaks

TL;DR: It is shown that DNA breaks in Brca1-deficient cells are aberrantly joined into complex chromosome rearrangements by a process dependent on the nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) factors 53BP1 and DNA ligase 4, illustrating that HR and NHEJ compete to process DNA breaks that arise during DNA replication.
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Playing the End Game: DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice

TL;DR: Recent insights are reviewed into the mechanisms that influence the choice between competing DSB repair pathways, how this is regulated during the cell cycle, and how imbalances in this equilibrium result in genome instability.
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Double-Strand Break End Resection and Repair Pathway Choice

TL;DR: The components of the end resection machinery, the role of end structure, and the cell-cycle phase on resection and the interplay of end processing with NHEJ are reviewed.
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