Susan T. Lovett

This paper creates {psi}-{chi} fusion proteins to study {chi}'s role in DNA replication and AZT tolerance, finding that {chi} must interact with SSB outside the clamp loader for AZT tolerance.

The paper investigates mutation mechanisms during homologous recombination in yeast, showing that mismatch repair suppresses quasipalindrome and frameshift mutations during double-strand break repair.

This paper identifies an alternative DNA damage response in E. coli regulated by DnaA and SspA, independent of the LexA/RecA SOS response, showing DNA damage induces iraD expression through DnaA repression relief and SspA modulation.

This paper investigates the role of YoaA, a DinG-family helicase in E. coli, in DNA repair and its interaction with replication proteins, showing it aids in genomic stability and is regulated by the SOS response.

This study investigates the role of HolC in E. coli by analyzing suppressor mutants, showing it helps resolve replication-transcription conflicts through Rho-dependent termination and DksA function.

This study investigates how 5-azacytidine induces DNA damage, homologous recombination, and genetic mutations in E. coli, revealing Dcm-dependent and -independent mechanisms of mutagenesis and DNA repair.