Mechanisms and Regulation of Human DNA Replication
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2024) | Viewed by 20040
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cell cycle control; DNA replication; genome stability; posttranslational modifications; replication fork proteins; initiation reaction; Okazaki fragment synthesis; protein‒protein and protein‒DNA interactions; enzyme mechanisms; DNA polymerases; DNA primase; ssDNA-binding proteins
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Dear Colleagues,
In their influential review, ‘Hallmarks of Cancer: Next Generation’, Hanahan and Weinberg described the genome instability of cells as the most prominent enabling characteristic for cancer development, thus making it a central function on the long path for a normal cell becoming a cancer cell. The accurate and timely replication of the human genome is central for the prevention of genome instability and associated diseases including cancer and other genetic diseases. In recent years, substantial progress has been achieved in our understanding of the mechanisms and regulation of human DNA replication at all levels from cells to molecular structures.
This Special Issue, “Mechanisms and Regulation of Human DNA Replication”, aims to collect high-quality research articles, review articles, and communications in the field of human DNA replication from all areas of biomedical research including cell, molecular, and structural biology, which will advance our understanding of these essential cellular processes. These articles will display the current state of the art and may pave the way for future, novel medical therapies to prevent cancer and other genetic diseases.
Prof. Dr. Heinz-Peter Nasheuer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cell cycle control
- DNA replication
- chromatin
- post-translational modifications
- initiation, elongation, and termination
- replication forks
- Okazaki fragments
- centromeres and telomeres
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