Decapping protein EDC4 regulates DNA repair and phenocopies BRCA1

Mutations in BRCA1 are associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Here the authors show that EDC4, a component of P-bodies, is a member of the BRCA1 complex with roles in stimulating end resection at breaks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gonzalo Hernández, María José Ramírez, Jordi Minguillón, Paco Quiles, Gorka Ruiz de Garibay, Miriam Aza-Carmona, Massimo Bogliolo, Roser Pujol, Rosario Prados-Carvajal, Juana Fernández, Nadia García, Adrià López, Sara Gutiérrez-Enríquez, Orland Diez, Javier Benítez, Mónica Salinas, Alex Teulé, Joan Brunet, Paolo Radice, Paolo Peterlongo, Detlev Schindler, Pablo Huertas, Xose S Puente, Conxi Lázaro, Miquel Àngel Pujana, Jordi Surrallés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03433-3