Piotr Polaczek

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Piotr Polaczek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Piotr Polaczek has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Piotr Polaczek's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers). Piotr Polaczek is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (22 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (8 papers). Piotr Polaczek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Canada. Piotr Polaczek's co-authors include Judith L. Campbell, Stephen C. Kowalczykowski, Paul Modrich, Claire Wyman, Amitabh V. Nimonkar, Eri Kinoshita, Jochen Genschel, Subhash Pokharel, Elda Cannavò and Petr Ćejka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Piotr Polaczek

26 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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BLM–DNA2–RPA–MRN and EXO1–BLM–RPA–MRN constitute two DNA end resection machineries for human DNA break repair

2011 576 citations Amitabh V. Nimonkar, Jochen Genschel et al. Genes & Development profile →

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James M. Daley United States

Deog Su Hwang South Korea

Marcin Pacek United States

Junzhuan Qiu United States

Robert S. Tebbs United States

Scott A. Lujan United States

Christian J. Nievera United States

Anthony Schwacha United States

Mineaki Seki Japan

Joseph San Filippo United States

James M. Daley United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piotr Polaczek

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Liu, Wenpeng, Piotr Polaczek, Yuan Meng, et al.. (2023). FANCD2 and RAD51 recombinase directly inhibit DNA2 nuclease at stalled replication forks and FANCD2 acts as a novel RAD51 mediator in strand exchange to promote genome stability. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(17). 9144–9165. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Wenpeng, Mian Zhou, Zhengke Li, et al.. (2016). A Selective Small Molecule DNA2 Inhibitor for Sensitization of Human Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy. EBioMedicine. 6. 73–86. 66 indexed citations

Martínez, Thomas F., John W. Phillips, Kenneth K. Karanja, et al.. (2014). Replication stress by Py–Im polyamides induces a non-canonical ATR-dependent checkpoint response. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(18). 11546–11559. 21 indexed citations

Nimonkar, Amitabh V., Jochen Genschel, Eri Kinoshita, et al.. (2011). BLM–DNA2–RPA–MRN and EXO1–BLM–RPA–MRN constitute two DNA end resection machineries for human DNA break repair. Genes & Development. 25(4). 350–362. 576 indexed citations breakdown →

Fortini, Barbara K., Subhash Pokharel, Piotr Polaczek, et al.. (2011). Characterization of the Endonuclease and ATP-dependent Flap Endo/Exonuclease of Dna2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(27). 23763–23770. 18 indexed citations

Ćejka, Petr, Elda Cannavò, Piotr Polaczek, et al.. (2010). DNA end resection by Dna2–Sgs1–RPA and its stimulation by Top3–Rmi1 and Mre11–Rad50–Xrs2. Nature. 467(7311). 112–116. 366 indexed citations

Fortini, Barbara K., Piotr Polaczek, Lu Chen, et al.. (2010). Xenopus DNA2 is a helicase/nuclease that is found in complexes with replication proteins And-1/Ctf4 and Mcm10 and DSB response proteins Nbs1 and ATM. Cell Cycle. 9(6). 1156–1166. 35 indexed citations

Balakrishnan, Lata, Piotr Polaczek, Subhash Pokharel, Judith L. Campbell, & Robert A. Bambara. (2010). Dna2 Exhibits a Unique Strand End-dependent Helicase Function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(50). 38861–38868. 26 indexed citations

Balakrishnan, Lata, Jason A. Stewart, Piotr Polaczek, Judith L. Campbell, & Robert A. Bambara. (2009). Acetylation of Dna2 Endonuclease/Helicase and Flap Endonuclease 1 by p300 Promotes DNA Stability by Creating Long Flap Intermediates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(7). 4398–4404. 49 indexed citations

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Jaszczur, Malgorzata, Krzysztof Flis, Piotr Polaczek, et al.. (2009). Defective interaction between Pol2p and Dpb2p, subunits of DNA polymerase epsilon, contributes to a mutator phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 669(1-2). 27–35. 18 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, et al.. (2008). Processing of G4 DNA by Dna2 Helicase/Nuclease and Replication Protein A (RPA) Provides Insights into the Mechanism of Dna2/RPA Substrate Recognition. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(36). 24359–24373. 73 indexed citations

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Jaszczur, Malgorzata, Krzysztof Flis, Martin E. Budd, et al.. (2008). Dpb2p, a Noncatalytic Subunit of DNA Polymerase ε, Contributes to the Fidelity of DNA Replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 178(2). 633–647. 33 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, et al.. (2006). Single Strand Annealing and ATP-independent Strand Exchange Activities of Yeast and Human DNA2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(50). 38555–38564. 27 indexed citations

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Budd, Martin E., Amy H.Y. Tong, Piotr Polaczek, et al.. (2005). A Network of Multi-Tasking Proteins at the DNA Replication Fork Preserves Genome Stability. PLoS Genetics. 1(6). e61–e61. 81 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, Kelvin Y. Kwan, & Judith L. Campbell. (1998). GATC motifs may alter the conformation of DNA depending on sequence context and N6-adenine methylation status: possible implications for DNA-protein recognition. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 258(5). 488–493. 43 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, et al.. (1998). Functional genetic tests of DNA mismatch repair protein activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene. 213(1-2). 159–167. 23 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, Kelvin Y. Kwan, & Judith L. Campbell. (1998). Unwinding of theEscherichia coliOrigin of Replication (oriC) Can Occur in the Absence of Initiation Proteins but Is Stabilized by DnaA and Histone-like Proteins IHF or HU. Plasmid. 39(1). 77–83. 10 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr, Kelvin Y. Kwan, David A. Liberles, & Judith L. Campbell. (1997). Role of architectural elements in combinatorial regulation of initiation of DNA replication in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 26(2). 261–275. 43 indexed citations

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Schaechter, Moselio, Piotr Polaczek, & Rene Gallegos. (1991). Membrane attachment and DNA bending at the origin of the Escherichia coli chromosome. Research in Microbiology. 142(2-3). 151–154. 4 indexed citations

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Polaczek, Piotr & Zygmunt Cieśla. (1983). Rifampicin-induced replication of the plasmid pBR322 in Escheriachia coli strains carrying dnaA mutations. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 190(2). 326–330. 9 indexed citations

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