In G1 phase, RBBP8 (CtIP) homotetramer associates with the MRN complex (MRE11A:RAD50:NBN) at DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) but does not undergo CDK2-mediated phosphorylation and is therefore unable to recruit BRCA1 (Yun et al. 2009). The activation of ATM DNA damage checkpoint is not needed for microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ or alt-NHEJ) (Rahal et al. 2010). MMEJ can also be triggered at other stages of the cell cycle, besides G1, when the amount of DNA DSBs overwhelms high fidelity DNA repair machinery (Liang et al. 2005).
Li, GC, Shao, C, Tischfield, JA, Deng, L, Chen, Y, Liang, L
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Yun, MH, Hiom, K
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