Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Warsaw Breakage Syndrome associated DDX11 helicase resolves G-quadruplex structures to support sister chromatid cohesion

  • Janne J. M. van Schie,
  • Atiq Faramarz,
  • Jesper A. Balk,
  • Grant S. Stewart,
  • Erika Cantelli,
  • Anneke B. Oostra,
  • Martin A. Rooimans,
  • Joanna L. Parish,
  • Cynthia de Almeida Estéves,
  • Katja Dumic,
  • Ingeborg Barisic,
  • Karin E. M. Diderich,
  • Marjon A. van Slegtenhorst,
  • Mohammad Mahtab,
  • Francesca M. Pisani,
  • Hein te Riele,
  • Najim Ameziane,
  • Rob M. F. Wolthuis,
  • Job de Lange

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18066-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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WABS patient derived cells display loss of sister chromatid cohesion. Here the authors by analyzing WABS patient derived cells, reveal a role of the DDX11 helicase in resolving G-Quadruplex structures to support sister chromatid cohesion.