title: 53BP1: function and mechanisms of focal recruitment.
abstract: 53BP1 (p53-binding protein 1) is classified as a mediator/adaptor of the DNA-damage response, and is recruited to nuclear structures termed foci following genotoxic insult. In the present paper, we review the functions of 53BP1 in DNA-damage checkpoint activation and DNA repair, and the mechanisms of its recruitment and activation following DNA damage. We focus in particular on the role of covalent histone modifications in this process.
authors.affiliation: Genome Stability Laboratory, Centre for Chromosome Biology and National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: FitzGerald
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grenon
authors.forename: Noel F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Lowndes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000502:physiology; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006657:Histones; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C498301:TP53BP1 protein, human; C498302:Trp53bp1 protein, mouse; D000071857:Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1