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Justin R. Blanch

Tufts UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9939-7700Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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A non-tethering role for the Drosophila Pol θ linker domain in promoting damage resolution

Justin R. Blanch, Nicholas Woodward, Manan Krishnamurthy, Mitch McVey

This study shows the Drosophila Pol θ linker domain is essential for DNA repair and development, with its function dependent on specific amino acid properties rather than protein interactions.

Nucleic Acids Research · Apr 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Drosophila Rif1 is critical for repair following P-element excision and influences pathway choice at double-strand breaks

Justin R. Blanch, Manan Krishnamurthy, Jacob T. Zuckerman, Mitch McVey

This study shows Drosophila Rif1 is not essential for general DNA damage repair but is critical for P-element excision-induced double-strand break repair and influences pathway choice by suppressing homologous recombination and promoting single-strand annealing.

bioRxiv · May 24, 2022 · PreprintGenetics