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ArticleNature communications2025

Molecular basis of XPF-ERCC1 targeting to SLX4-dependent DNA repair pathways.

Junjie Feng, Peter R Martin, Szymon Kowalski, Maxime Lecot, Nora B Cronin, Teige Matthews-Palmer, Wojciech Niedzwiedz, Basil J Greber

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Junjie FengDivision of Structural Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5861-2742
Peter R MartinDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2048-421X
Szymon KowalskiDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.
Maxime LecotDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9957-3066
Nora B CroninLondon Consortium for High Resolution Cryo-EM, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4249-7313
Teige Matthews-PalmerDivision of Structural Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1119-0033
Wojciech NiedzwiedzDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8518-6304
Basil J GreberDivision of Structural Biology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, London, UK. basil.greber@icr.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-7159

Funding

RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/V009354/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/X018547/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The preservation and faithful propagation of genetic information is essential for all life forms and depends on cellular pathways that enable replication, recombination, and repair of DNA. The multifunctional XPF-ERCC1 DNA endonuclease complex acts in several DNA repair pathways and interacts with numerous partner proteins and large DNA repair assemblies, including the nucleotide excision repair machinery and the SMX tri-endonuclease complex. Here, we report structures of XPF-ERCC1 in complex with the DNA repair factors SLX4 and SLX4IP, thereby identifying key residues responsible for direct interactions with XPF-ERCC1. When introduced into human cells, point mutations in these interfaces impair the interactions between XPF-ERCC1 and SLX4 or SLX4IP, and disruption of the XPF-SLX4IP interface leads to cis-platin sensitivity. Furthermore, our data reveal the structure of the human XPF-ERCC1-SLX4IP-SLX4

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DNA-Binding ProteinsDNA RepairEndodeoxyribonucleasesEndonucleasesRecombinasesCisplatinCrystallography, X-RayDNAHEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularProtein BindingCisplatinDNADNA-Binding ProteinsEndodeoxyribonucleasesEndonucleasesERCC1 protein, humanRecombinasesSLX4 protein, humanxeroderma pigmentosum group F protein

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PMID41402316
PMCPMC12804970

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