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h-index: 24
Works: 52
Citations: 1,569

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Double-strand break repair in bacteria: a view from Bacillus subtilis.
S. Ayora, Begoña Carrasco, P. Cárdenas, C. E. César +4 more
2011FEMS Microbiology Reviews123 citations Open access
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Genetic recombination in Bacillus subtilis: a division of labor between two single-strand DNA-binding proteins
Tribhuwan Yadav, Begoña Carrasco, A. R. Myers, N. George +2 more
2012Nucleic Acids Research99 citations Open access
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Fur Activates the Expression of Salmonella enterica Pathogenicity Island 1 by Directly Interacting with the hilD Operator In Vivo and In Vitro
Laura Teixidó, Begoña Carrasco, J. C. Alonso, J. Barbé +1 more
2011PLoS ONE79 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RecU protein cleaves Holliday junctions and anneals single-stranded DNA.
S. Ayora, Begoña Carrasco, Ernesto Doncel-Pérez, R. Lurz +1 more
2004Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America73 citations Open access
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Evidence for Different Pathways during Horizontal Gene Transfer in Competent Bacillus subtilis Cells
D. Kidane, Begoña Carrasco, Candela Manfredi, K. Rothmaier +4 more
2009PLoS Genetics72 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis polynucleotide phosphorylase 3′-to-5′ DNase activity is involved in DNA repair
P. Cárdenas, Begoña Carrasco, H. Sánchez, G. Deikus +2 more
2009Nucleic Acids Research67 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RecU Holliday-junction resolvase modulates RecA activities
Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, R. Lurz, J. Alonso
2005Nucleic Acids Research66 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis DprA Recruits RecA onto Single-stranded DNA and Mediates Annealing of Complementary Strands Coated by SsbB and SsbA*
Tribhuwan Yadav, Begoña Carrasco, J. Hejna, Yuki Suzuki +2 more
2013Journal of Biological Chemistry63 citations Open access
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The structure of Bacillus subtilis RecU Holliday junction resolvase and its role in substrate selection and sequence-specific cleavage.
Natalie Mcgregor, S. Ayora, S. Sedelnikova, Begoña Carrasco +3 more
2005Structure63 citations Open access
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Genetic Recombination in Bacillus subtilis 168: Contribution of Holliday Junction Processing Functions in Chromosome Segregation
Begoña Carrasco, M. Cozar, R. Lurz, J. Alonso +1 more
2004Journal of Bacteriology60 citations Open access
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RecX Facilitates Homologous Recombination by Modulating RecA Activities
P. Cárdenas, Begoña Carrasco, Clarisse Defeu Soufo, C. E. César +4 more
2012PLoS Genetics59 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RecO Nucleates RecA onto SsbA-coated Single-stranded DNA*
Candela Manfredi, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, J. Alonso
2008Journal of Biological Chemistry54 citations Open access
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Roles of Bacillus subtilis DprA and SsbA in RecA-mediated Genetic Recombination*
Tribhuwan Yadav, Begoña Carrasco, Ester Serrano, J. Alonso
2014Journal of Biological Chemistry51 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis SsbA and dATP regulate RecA nucleation onto single-stranded DNA.
Begoña Carrasco, Candela Manfredi, S. Ayora, J. Alonso
2008DNA Repair45 citations
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Bacillus subtilis RecG branch migration translocase is required for DNA repair and chromosomal segregation
H. Sánchez, Begoña Carrasco, M. Cozar, J. Alonso
2007Molecular Microbiology44 citations
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Bacillus subtilis RecO and SsbA are crucial for RecA-mediated recombinational DNA repair
Begoña Carrasco, Tribhuwan Yadav, Ester Serrano, J. C. Alonso
2015Nucleic Acids Research39 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RecA and its accessory factors, RecF, RecO, RecR and RecX, are required for spore resistance to DNA double-strand break
Ignacija Vlašić, R. Mertens, Elena M. Seco, Begoña Carrasco +5 more
2013Nucleic Acids Research39 citations Open access
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The RecU Holliday junction resolvase acts at early stages of homologous recombination
C. Cañas, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, J. Alonso
2008Nucleic Acids Research35 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis DisA regulates RecA-mediated DNA strand exchange
Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, C. Gándara, Amit K. Baidya +2 more
2019Nucleic Acids Research33 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RecA with DprA–SsbA antagonizes RecX function during natural transformation
Shimin Le, Ester Serrano, Ryo Kawamura, Begoña Carrasco +2 more
2017Nucleic Acids Research32 citations Open access
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Effect of the recU suppressors sms and subA on DNA repair and homologous recombination in Bacillus subtilis
Begoña Carrasco, Silvia Fernández, K. Asai, Naotake Ogasawara +1 more
2001Zeitschrift für Induktive Abstammungs- und Vererbungslehre30 citations
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RecA Regulation by RecU and DprA During Bacillus subtilis Natural Plasmid Transformation
Ester Serrano, Begoña Carrasco, Jamie L. Gilmore, K. Takeyasu +1 more
2018Frontiers in Microbiology25 citations Open access
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Identification of a conserved 5′-dRP lyase activity in bacterial DNA repair ligase D and its potential role in base excision repair
Ana de Ory, Katja Nagler, Begoña Carrasco, M. Raguse +3 more
2016Nucleic Acids Research24 citations Open access
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Genetic Recombination in Bacillus subtilis 168: Effect of ΔhelD on DNA Repair and Homologous Recombination
Begoña Carrasco, S. Fernández, M. Petit, J. Alonso
2001Journal of Bacteriology24 citations Open access
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Dynamics of DNA Double- strand Break Repair in Bacillus subtilis
H. Sánchez, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, J. Alonso
200723 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis MutS Modulates RecA-Mediated DNA Strand Exchange Between Divergent DNA Sequences
Begoña Carrasco, Ester Serrano, A. Martín-González, F. Moreno-Herrero +1 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology21 citations Open access
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Chromosomal transformation in Bacillus subtilis is a non-polar recombination reaction
Begoña Carrasco, Ester Serrano, H. Sánchez, C. Wyman +1 more
2016Nucleic Acids Research21 citations Open access
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Homologous recombination in low dC + dG Gram-positive bacteria
H. Sánchez, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, J. Alonso
200621 citations
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Interaction of Branch Migration Translocases with the Holliday Junction-resolving Enzyme and Their Implications in Holliday Junction Resolution*
C. Cañas, Yuki Suzuki, C. Marchisone, Begoña Carrasco +4 more
2014Journal of Biological Chemistry17 citations Open access
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The N-terminal region of the RecU holliday junction resolvase is essential for homologous recombination.
Begoña Carrasco, C. Cañas, G. Sharples, J. C. Alonso +1 more
2009Journal of Molecular Biology17 citations Open access
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Processing of stalled replication forks in Bacillus subtilis
Begoña Carrasco, Rubén Torres, María Moreno-Del Álamo, Cristina Ramos +2 more
2023FEMS Microbiology Reviews16 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RarA modulates replication restart
Begoña Carrasco, Elena M. Seco, M. López-Sanz, J. Alonso +1 more
2018Nucleic Acids Research16 citations Open access
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The stalk region of the RecU resolvase is essential for Holliday junction recognition and distortion.
C. Cañas, Begoña Carrasco, Esther García-Tirado, J. Rafferty +2 more
2011Journal of Molecular Biology16 citations
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Bacillus subtilis PcrA Helicase Removes Trafficking Barriers
María Moreno-Del Álamo, Begoña Carrasco, Rubén Torres, J. Alonso
2021Cells13 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RarA Acts as a Positive RecA Accessory Protein
Hector Romero, Ester Serrano, Rogelio Hernández-Tamayo, Begoña Carrasco +4 more
2020Frontiers in Microbiology13 citations Open access
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DisA Limits RecG Activities at Stalled or Reversed Replication Forks
Rubén Torres, C. Gándara, Begoña Carrasco, Ignacio Baquedano +2 more
2021Cells10 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RarA acts at the interplay between replication and repair-by-recombination.
Hector Romero, Rubén Torres, Rogelio Hernández-Tamayo, Begoña Carrasco +3 more
2019DNA Repair10 citations
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Measurement of the Length of the Integrated Donor DNA during Bacillus subtilis Natural Chromosomal Transformation.
Ester Serrano, Begoña Carrasco
2019Bio-protocol8 citations Open access
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PcrA Dissociates RecA Filaments and the SsbA and RecO Mediators Counterbalance Such Activity
Begoña Carrasco, María Moreno-Del Álamo, Rubén Torres, J. C. Alonso
2022Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences7 citations Open access
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The interaction of ω2 with the RNA polymerase β’ subunit functions as an activation to repression switch
A. Volante, Begoña Carrasco, M. Tabone, J. C. Alonso
2015Nucleic Acids Research7 citations Open access
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Hallmarks of DNA replication stress responses in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis
Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, Juan C Alonso
2025FEMS Microbiology Reviews6 citations Open access
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DisA Restrains the Processing and Cleavage of Reversed Replication Forks by the RuvAB-RecU Resolvasome
C. Gándara, Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora +1 more
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences6 citations Open access
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Differential expression of cro, the lysogenic cycle repressor determinant of bacteriophage A2, in Lactobacillus casei and Escherichia coli.
S. Escobedo, I. Rodriguez, P. García, J. Suárez +1 more
2014Virus Research6 citations Open access
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The RecD2 helicase balances RecA activities
Cristina Ramos, Rogelio Hernández-Tamayo, M. López-Sanz, Begoña Carrasco +4 more
2022Nucleic Acids Research5 citations Open access
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Modulation of Lactobacillus casei bacteriophage A2 lytic/lysogenic cycles by binding of Gp25 to the early lytic mRNA
Begoña Carrasco, S. Escobedo, J. Alonso, J. Suárez
2016Molecular Microbiology5 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis RadA/Sms-Mediated Nascent Lagging-Strand Unwinding at Stalled or Reversed Forks Is a Two-Step Process: RadA/Sms Assists RecA Nucleation, and RecA Loads RadA/Sms
Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, J. C. Alonso
2023bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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Genetic Recombination in Bacillus subtilis 168 : Effect of D helD on DNA Repair and Homologous Recombination
Juan C Alonso, Begoña Carrasco, Silvia Fernández, Marie-Agnès Petit
20012 citations
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Mechanisms of chromosomal DNA replication in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis
Rubén Torres, Begoña Carrasco, S. Ayora, Juan C Alonso
2026FEMS Microbiology Reviews1 citations Open access
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Bacillus subtilis DinG 3′⟶5′ Exo(ribo)nuclease: A Helpmate to Mitigate Replication Stress
Begoña Carrasco, Rubén Torres, M. López-Sanz, Rogelio Hernández-Tamayo +2 more
2025International Journal of Molecular Sciences1 citations Open access
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A Single DNA Binding Site of DprA Dimer Is Required to Facilitate RecA Filament Nucleation
I. Bakhlanova, Begoña Carrasco, A. Alekseev, M. Yakunina +4 more
2025bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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