Kyungjae Myung

Polyubiquitination of proliferating cell nuclear antigen by HLTF and SHPRH prevents genomic instability from stalled replication forks. (2008)

Motegi, Akira, Liaw, Hung-Jiun, Lee, Kyoo-Young, Roest, Henk P., Maas, Alex, Wu, Xiaoli, ...

Chronic stalling of DNA replication forks caused by DNA damage can lead to genomic instability. Cells have evolved lesion bypass pathways such as postreplication repair (PRR) to resolve these...

The RAD5-dependent Postreplication Repair Pathway is Important to Suppress Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements (2008)

Myung, Kyungjae, Smith, Stephanie

Genome instability is characteristic of cancer cells. Although it frequently occurs during carcinogenesis, the mechanism underlying genome instability is not clearly understood. Recent extensive...

Evidence Suggesting that Pif1 Helicase Functions in DNA Replication with the Dna2 Helicase/Nuclease and DNA Polymerase {delta} (2006)

Budd, Martin E., Reis, Clara C., Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae, Campbell, Judith L.

The precise machineries required for two aspects of eukaryotic DNA replication, Okazaki fragment processing (OFP) and telomere maintenance, are poorly understood. In this work, we present evidence...

Human SHPRH suppresses genomic instability through proliferating cell nuclear antigen polyubiquitination. (2006)

Motegi, Akira, Sood, Raman, Moinova, Helen, Markowitz, Sanford D., Liu, Pu Paul, Myung, Kyungjae

Differential modifications of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) determine DNA repair pathways at stalled replication forks. In yeast, PCNA monoubiquitination by the ubiquitin ligase (E3)...

KARP-1 is induced by DNA damage in a p53- and ataxia telangiectasia mutated-dependent fashion

Myung, Kyungjae, Braastad, Corey, He, Dong Ming, Hendrickson, Eric A.

The KARP-1 (Ku86 Autoantigen Related Protein-1) gene, which is expressed from the human Ku86 autoantigen locus, appears to play a role in mammalian DNA double-strand break repair as a regulator of...

Suppression of genome instability by redundant S-phase checkpoint pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Myung, Kyungjae, Kolodner, Richard D.

Cancer cells show increased genome rearrangements, although it is unclear what defects cause these rearrangements. Previous studies have implicated the Saccharomyces cerevisiae replication checkpoint...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromatin-assembly factors that act during DNA replication function in the maintenance of genome stability

Myung, Kyungjae, Pennaneach, Vincent, Kats, Ellen S., Kolodner, Richard D.

Some spontaneous gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) seem to result from DNA-replication errors. The chromatin-assembly factor I (CAF-I) and replication-coupling assembly factor (RCAF) complexes...

Regulation of Telomere Length and Suppression of Genomic Instability in Human Somatic Cells by Ku86

Myung, Kyungjae, Ghosh, Goutam, Fattah, Farjana J., Li, Gang, Kim, Haeyoung, Dutia, Amalia, ...

Ku86 plays a key role in nonhomologous end joining in organisms as evolutionarily disparate as bacteria and humans. In eukaryotic cells, Ku86 has also been implicated in the regulation of telomere...

Mitotic checkpoint function in the formation of gross chromosomal rearrangements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Myung, Kyungjae, Smith, Stephanie, Kolodner, Richard D.

The accumulation of gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) is characteristic of cancer cells. Multiple pathways that prevent GCRs, including S-phase cell cycle checkpoints, homologous recombination,...

Increased Genome Instability and Telomere Length in the elg1-Deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutant Are Regulated by S-Phase Checkpoints

Banerjee, Soma, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in cancer cells. Abnormalities in different DNA metabolism including DNA replication, cell cycle checkpoints, chromatin remodeling,...

Regulation of Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements by Ubiquitin and SUMO Ligases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Motegi, Akira, Kuntz, Karen, Majeed, Anju, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in many cancers. Previously, we showed that inactivation of Rad5 or Rad18, ubiquitin ligases (E3) targeting for proliferating cell...

Evidence Suggesting that Pif1 Helicase Functions in DNA Replication with the Dna2 Helicase/Nuclease and DNA Polymerase δ

Budd, Martin E., Reis, Clara C., Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae, Campbell, Judith L.

The precise machineries required for two aspects of eukaryotic DNA replication, Okazaki fragment processing (OFP) and telomere maintenance, are poorly understood. In this work, we present evidence...

Suppression of gross chromosomal rearrangements by yKu70-yKu80 heterodimer through DNA damage checkpoints

Banerjee, Soma, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

The inactivation of either subunit of the Ku70-Ku80 heterodimer, which functions in nonhomologous end-joining and telomere maintenance, generates severe defects such as sensitivity to DNA damage,...

The Rad1-Rad10 Complex Promotes the Production of Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements From Spontaneous DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Hwang, Ji-Young, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) have been observed in many cancers. Previously, we have demonstrated many mechanisms for suppression of GCR formation in yeast. However, pathways that promote...

KARP-1 is induced by DNA damage in a p53- and ataxia telangiectasia mutated-dependent fashion

Myung, Kyungjae, Braastad, Corey, He, Dong Ming, Hendrickson, Eric A.

The KARP-1 (Ku86 Autoantigen Related Protein-1) gene, which is expressed from the human Ku86 autoantigen locus, appears to play a role in mammalian DNA double-strand break repair as a regulator of...

Suppression of genome instability by redundant S-phase checkpoint pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Myung, Kyungjae, Kolodner, Richard D.

Cancer cells show increased genome rearrangements, although it is unclear what defects cause these rearrangements. Previous studies have implicated the Saccharomyces cerevisiae replication checkpoint...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromatin-assembly factors that act during DNA replication function in the maintenance of genome stability

Myung, Kyungjae, Pennaneach, Vincent, Kats, Ellen S., Kolodner, Richard D.

Some spontaneous gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) seem to result from DNA-replication errors. The chromatin-assembly factor I (CAF-I) and replication-coupling assembly factor (RCAF) complexes...

Regulation of Telomere Length and Suppression of Genomic Instability in Human Somatic Cells by Ku86

Myung, Kyungjae, Ghosh, Goutam, Fattah, Farjana J., Li, Gang, Kim, Haeyoung, Dutia, Amalia, ...

Ku86 plays a key role in nonhomologous end joining in organisms as evolutionarily disparate as bacteria and humans. In eukaryotic cells, Ku86 has also been implicated in the regulation of telomere...

Mitotic checkpoint function in the formation of gross chromosomal rearrangements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Myung, Kyungjae, Smith, Stephanie, Kolodner, Richard D.

The accumulation of gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) is characteristic of cancer cells. Multiple pathways that prevent GCRs, including S-phase cell cycle checkpoints, homologous recombination,...

Increased Genome Instability and Telomere Length in the elg1-Deficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutant Are Regulated by S-Phase Checkpoints

Banerjee, Soma, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in cancer cells. Abnormalities in different DNA metabolism including DNA replication, cell cycle checkpoints, chromatin remodeling,...

Regulation of Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements by Ubiquitin and SUMO Ligases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Motegi, Akira, Kuntz, Karen, Majeed, Anju, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in many cancers. Previously, we showed that inactivation of Rad5 or Rad18, ubiquitin ligases (E3) targeting for proliferating cell...

Suppression of gross chromosomal rearrangements by yKu70-yKu80 heterodimer through DNA damage checkpoints

Banerjee, Soma, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

The inactivation of either subunit of the Ku70-Ku80 heterodimer, which functions in nonhomologous end-joining and telomere maintenance, generates severe defects such as sensitivity to DNA damage,...

Evidence Suggesting that Pif1 Helicase Functions in DNA Replication with the Dna2 Helicase/Nuclease and DNA Polymerase δ

Budd, Martin E., Reis, Clara C., Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae, Campbell, Judith L.

The precise machineries required for two aspects of eukaryotic DNA replication, Okazaki fragment processing (OFP) and telomere maintenance, are poorly understood. In this work, we present evidence...

The Rad1-Rad10 Complex Promotes the Production of Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements From Spontaneous DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Hwang, Ji-Young, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

Gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) have been observed in many cancers. Previously, we have demonstrated many mechanisms for suppression of GCR formation in yeast. However, pathways that promote...

Human SHPRH suppresses genomic instability through proliferating cell nuclear antigen polyubiquitination

Motegi, Akira, Sood, Raman, Moinova, Helen, Markowitz, Sanford D., Liu, Pu Paul, Myung, Kyungjae

Differential modifications of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) determine DNA repair pathways at stalled replication forks. In yeast, PCNA monoubiquitination by the ubiquitin ligase (E3)...

Dynamic Regulation of Single-Stranded Telomeres in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Smith, Stephanie, Banerjee, Soma, Rilo, Regina, Myung, Kyungjae

The temperature-sensitive phenotypes of yku70Δ and yku80Δ have provided a useful tool for understanding telomere homeostasis. Mutating the helicase domain of the telomerase inhibitor Pif1 resulted...

Spt2p Defines a New Transcription-Dependent Gross Chromosomal Rearrangement Pathway

Sikdar, Nilabja, Banerjee, Soma, Zhang, Han, Smith, Stephanie, Myung, Kyungjae

Large numbers of gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs) are frequently observed in many cancers. High mobility group 1 (HMG1) protein is a non-histone DNA-binding protein and is highly expressed in...

Mph1p promotes gross chromosomal rearrangement through partial inhibition of homologous recombination

Banerjee, Soma, Smith, Stephanie, Oum, Ji-Hyun, Liaw, Hung-Jiun, Hwang, Ji-Young, Sikdar, Nilabja, ...

Gross chromosomal rearrangement (GCR) is a type of genomic instability associated with many cancers. In yeast, multiple pathways cooperate to suppress GCR. In a screen for genes that promote GCR, we...

Polyubiquitination of proliferating cell nuclear antigen by HLTF and SHPRH prevents genomic instability from stalled replication forks

Motegi, Akira, Liaw, Hung-Jiun, Lee, Kyoo-Young, Roest, Henk P., Maas, Alex, Wu, Xiaoli, ...

Chronic stalling of DNA replication forks caused by DNA damage can lead to genomic instability. Cells have evolved lesion bypass pathways such as postreplication repair (PRR) to resolve these...