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Breadcrumb Simon Boulton Boulton lab DSB Repair Metabolism Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Vacancies Areas of interest Publications Members DNA damage in mouse embryonic stem cells. Credit: Paulina Marzec. Toggle to view hero caption PublicationsYear published2023 (1)2022 (2)2021 (3)2017 (1) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsBiochemistry & Proteomics (7)Cell Biology (7)Cell Cycle & Chromosomes (7)Genetics & Genomics (7)Genome Integrity & Repair (7)Model Organisms (7)Chemical Biology & High Throughput (2)Tumour Biology (2)Computational & Systems Biology (1)Gene Expression (1)Imaging (1)Neurosciences (1)Stem Cells (1) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (7)Primary research (7) Facet Publication typeJournal (-)Nature Communications (7) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 7 of 7Last updated : 24 April 2024 02:27 Integrated transcriptome landscape of ALS identifies genome instability linked to TDP-43 pathology Authors (14)Oliver ZiffJacob NeevesJamie MitchellGiulia Tyzack Carlos Martinez-Ruiz Raphaelle Luisier[...]Simon Boulton Ammar Al-ChalabiGavin Kelly Jack HumphreyRickie Patani Nature Communications Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesJernej UleRickie PataniSimon BoultonBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFull details Search and processing of Holliday junctions within long DNA by junction-resolving enzymes Authors (6) Artur P Kaczmarczyk Anne-Cécile DéclaisMatt NewtonSimon Boulton David MJ Lilley David S Rueda Nature Communications Published 7 October 2022 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details Satellite repeat transcripts modulate heterochromatin condensates and safeguard chromosome stability in mouse embryonic stem cells Authors (13)Clara Novo Emily V Wong Colin Hockings Chetan Poudel Eleanor Sheekey Meike Wiese[...] Srinjan Basu Simon Walker Gabriele S Kaminski Schierle Geeta J Narlikar Peter J Rugg-Gunn Nature Communications Published 20 June 2022 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details Nucleotide proofreading functions by nematode RAD51 paralogs facilitate optimal RAD51 filament function Authors (5) Mário Špírek Martin RG TaylorOndrej BelanSimon Boulton Lumir Krejci Nature Communications Published 20 September 2021 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details Polθ inhibitors elicit BRCA-gene synthetic lethality and target PARP inhibitor resistance Authors (61) Diana Zatreanu Helen MR Robinson Omar Alkhatib Marie Boursier Harry Finch Lerin Geo[...]Simon Boulton Geoff S Higgins Stephen J Pettitt Graeme CM Smith Christopher J Lord Nature Communications Published 17 June 2021 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details Oncogenic herpesvirus KSHV triggers hallmarks of alternative lengthening of telomeres Authors (10) Timothy P LippertPaulina MarzecAurora Idilli Grzegorz SarekAleksandra Vancevska Mark Bower Paul J Farrell Päivi M Ojala Niklas FeldhahnSimon Boulton Nature Communications Published 21 January 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSimon BoultonExperimental HistopathologyFull details Actomyosin drives cancer cell nuclear dysmorphia and threatens genome stability Authors (11)Tohru Takaki Marco Montagner Murielle P Serres Maël Le BerreMatt RussellLucy Collinson Karoly SzuhaiMichael HowellSimon BoultonErik Sahai Mark Petronczki Nature Communications Published 24 July 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiSimon BoultonHigh Throughput ScreeningElectron MicroscopyFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Integrated transcriptome landscape of ALS identifies genome instability linked to TDP-43 pathology Authors (14)Oliver ZiffJacob NeevesJamie MitchellGiulia Tyzack Carlos Martinez-Ruiz Raphaelle Luisier[...]Simon Boulton Ammar Al-ChalabiGavin Kelly Jack HumphreyRickie Patani Nature Communications Published 20 April 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesJernej UleRickie PataniSimon BoultonBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingFull details
Search and processing of Holliday junctions within long DNA by junction-resolving enzymes Authors (6) Artur P Kaczmarczyk Anne-Cécile DéclaisMatt NewtonSimon Boulton David MJ Lilley David S Rueda Nature Communications Published 7 October 2022 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details
Satellite repeat transcripts modulate heterochromatin condensates and safeguard chromosome stability in mouse embryonic stem cells Authors (13)Clara Novo Emily V Wong Colin Hockings Chetan Poudel Eleanor Sheekey Meike Wiese[...] Srinjan Basu Simon Walker Gabriele S Kaminski Schierle Geeta J Narlikar Peter J Rugg-Gunn Nature Communications Published 20 June 2022 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details
Nucleotide proofreading functions by nematode RAD51 paralogs facilitate optimal RAD51 filament function Authors (5) Mário Špírek Martin RG TaylorOndrej BelanSimon Boulton Lumir Krejci Nature Communications Published 20 September 2021 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details
Polθ inhibitors elicit BRCA-gene synthetic lethality and target PARP inhibitor resistance Authors (61) Diana Zatreanu Helen MR Robinson Omar Alkhatib Marie Boursier Harry Finch Lerin Geo[...]Simon Boulton Geoff S Higgins Stephen J Pettitt Graeme CM Smith Christopher J Lord Nature Communications Published 17 June 2021 Crick labsSimon BoultonFull details
Oncogenic herpesvirus KSHV triggers hallmarks of alternative lengthening of telomeres Authors (10) Timothy P LippertPaulina MarzecAurora Idilli Grzegorz SarekAleksandra Vancevska Mark Bower Paul J Farrell Päivi M Ojala Niklas FeldhahnSimon Boulton Nature Communications Published 21 January 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSimon BoultonExperimental HistopathologyFull details
Actomyosin drives cancer cell nuclear dysmorphia and threatens genome stability Authors (11)Tohru Takaki Marco Montagner Murielle P Serres Maël Le BerreMatt RussellLucy Collinson Karoly SzuhaiMichael HowellSimon BoultonErik Sahai Mark Petronczki Nature Communications Published 24 July 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesErik SahaiSimon BoultonHigh Throughput ScreeningElectron MicroscopyFull details