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h-index: 76
Works: 186
Citations: 24K

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DNA secondary structures: stability and function of G-quadruplex structures
Matthew L. Bochman, K. Paeschke, V. Zakian
2012Nature reviews genetics1,360 citations Open access
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DNA replication through G-quadruplex motifs is promoted by the S. cerevisiae Pif1 DNA helicase
K. Paeschke, J. Capra, V. Zakian
2011Cell556 citations Open access
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Pif1 family helicases suppress genome instability at G-quadruplex motifs
K. Paeschke, Matthew L. Bochman, P. Garcia, P. Cejka +3 more
2013Nature465 citations Open access
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae helicase Rrm3p facilitates replication past nonhistone protein-DNA complexes.
A. Ivessa, B. A. Lenzmeier, Jessica B Bessler, Lara K. Goudsouzian +2 more
2003Molecules and Cells432 citations Open access
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Est1p As a Cell Cycle-Regulated Activator of Telomere-Bound Telomerase
A. K. P. Taggart, Shu-Chun Teng, V. Zakian
2002Science373 citations
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The Yeast Pif1 Helicase Prevents Genomic Instability Caused by G-Quadruplex-Forming CEB1 Sequences In Vivo
C. Ribeyre, Judith Lopes, J. Boulé, Aurèle Piazza +4 more
2009PLoS Genetics361 citations Open access
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Saccharomyces cerevisiae Telomeres: Beginning to End
R. Wellinger, V. Zakian
2012Genetics333 citations Open access
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Saccharomyces Rrm3p, a 5' to 3' DNA helicase that promotes replication fork progression through telomeric and subtelomeric DNA.
A. Ivessa, Jin-Qiu Zhou, Vincent P. Schulz, E. Monson +1 more
2002Genes & Development310 citations Open access
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Highly transcribed RNA polymerase II genes are impediments to replication fork progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anna Azvolinsky, Paul G. Giresi, J. Lieb, V. Zakian
2009Molecules and Cells307 citations Open access
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G-Quadruplex DNA Sequences Are Evolutionarily Conserved and Associated with Distinct Genomic Features in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
J. Capra, K. Paeschke, Mona Singh, V. Zakian
2010PLoS Comput. Biol.272 citations Open access
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The yeast Pif1p helicase removes telomerase from telomeric DNA
J. Boulé, L. R. Vega, V. Zakian
2005Nature235 citations
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Cell cycle-dependent regulation of yeast telomerase by Ku
T. Fisher, A. K. P. Taggart, V. Zakian
2004Nature Structural &Molecular Biology230 citations
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Unwinding the functions of the Pif1 family helicases
Matthew L. Bochman, Nasim Sabouri, V. Zakian
2010DNA Repair219 citations Open access
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Telomerase and Tel1p preferentially associate with short telomeres in S. cerevisiae.
Michelle Sabourin, Creighton T Tuzon, V. Zakian
2007Molecules and Cells207 citations Open access
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The role of the Mre11-Rad50-Xrs2 complex in telomerase- mediated lengthening of Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomeres.
Yasumasa Tsukamoto, A. K. P. Taggart, V. Zakian
2001Current Biology197 citations Open access
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The S. cerevisiae Rrm3p DNA helicase moves with the replication fork and affects replication of all yeast chromosomes.
Anna Azvolinsky, Stephen Dunaway, J. Z. Torres, Jessica B Bessler +1 more
2006Genes & Development191 citations Open access
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The yeast Pif1p DNA helicase preferentially unwinds RNA–DNA substrates
J. Boulé, V. Zakian
2007Nucleic Acids Research166 citations Open access
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Ku: a multifunctional protein involved in telomere maintenance.
T. Fisher, V. Zakian
2005DNA Repair166 citations
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Transcriptional silencing at Saccharomyces telomeres: implications for other organisms
W. Tham, V. Zakian
2002Oncogene164 citations Open access
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Replication termination at eukaryotic chromosomes is mediated by Top2 and occurs at genomic loci containing pausing elements
D. Fachinetti, Rodrigo Bermejo, A. Cocito, S. Minardi +6 more
2010Molecules and Cells162 citations Open access
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Periodic DNA patrolling underlies diverse functions of Pif1 on R-loops and G-rich DNA
Ruo-Bo Zhou, Ji-Chuan Zhang, Matthew L. Bochman, V. Zakian +1 more
2014eLife151 citations Open access
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rrm3p DNA Helicase Promotes Genome Integrity by Preventing Replication Fork Stalling: Viability of rrm3 Cells Requires the Intra-S-Phase Checkpoint and Fork Restart Activities
J. Z. Torres, Sandra L. Schnakenberg, V. Zakian
2004Molecular and Cellular Biology137 citations Open access
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Getting to the end: telomerase access in yeast and humans
L. R. Vega, M. Mateyak, V. Zakian
2003Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology133 citations
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Roles of Pif1-like helicases in the maintenance of genomic stability
J. Boulé, V. Zakian
2006Nucleic Acids Research126 citations Open access
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Telomere Folding Is Required for the Stable Maintenance of Telomere Position Effects in Yeast
D. de Bruin, S. Kantrow, Rachel A. Liberatore, V. Zakian
2000Molecular and Cellular Biology126 citations Open access
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Identification and characterization of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe TER1 telomerase RNA
Christopher J Webb, V. Zakian
2008Nature Structural &Molecular Biology121 citations Open access
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PIF1 family DNA helicases suppress R-loop mediated genome instability at tRNA genes
P. L. T. Tran, T. Pohl, Chi-Fu Chen, A. Chan +2 more
2017Nature Communications120 citations Open access
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Rad50 adenylate kinase activity regulates DNA tethering by Mre11/Rad50 complexes.
V. Bhaskara, A. Dupré, B. Lengsfeld, B. Hopkins +6 more
2007Molecules and Cells118 citations Open access
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S. cerevisiae Tel1p and Mre11p are required for normal levels of Est1p and Est2p telomere association.
Lara K. Goudsouzian, Creighton T Tuzon, V. Zakian
2006Molecules and Cells115 citations Open access
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Mutations in Yeast Replication Proteins That Increase CAG/CTG Expansions Also Increase Repeat Fragility
J. Callahan, K. J. Andrews, V. Zakian, C. Freudenreich
2003Molecular and Cellular Biology105 citations Open access
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DNA replication through hard-to-replicate sites, including both highly transcribed RNA Pol II and Pol III genes, requires the S. pombe Pfh1 helicase.
Nasim Sabouri, Karin R. McDonald, Christopher J Webb, I. Cristea +1 more
2012Genes & Development104 citations Open access
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Two Pathways Recruit Telomerase to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Telomeres
A. Chan, J. Boulé, V. Zakian
2008PLoS Genetics100 citations Open access
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Telomeres: The beginnings and ends of eukaryotic chromosomes
V. Zakian
2012Experimental Cell Research90 citations Open access
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CGG/CCG repeats exhibit orientation-dependent instability and orientation-independent fragility in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
B. Balakumaran, C. Freudenreich, V. Zakian
2000Human Molecular Genetics90 citations
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Localization of yeast telomeres to the nuclear periphery is separable from transcriptional repression and telomere stability functions.
Wai-Hong Tham, J. S. Wyithe, P. Ferrigno, Pamela A. Silver +1 more
2001Molecules and Cells84 citations Open access
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The Pif1p subfamily of helicases: region-specific DNA helicases?
Jessica B Bessler, Jorge Z. Torre, V. Zakian
2001Trends in Cell Biology81 citations
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Gender Differences and Performance in Science
C. Muller, S. Ride, Janie Fouke, Telle Whitney +75 more
2005Science80 citations
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Reduced Rif2 and no Mec1 targets short telomeres for elongation rather than double-strand break repair
J. McGee, J. Phillips, A. Chan, Michelle Sabourin +2 more
2010Nature Structural &Molecular Biology79 citations Open access
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Murine Pif1 Interacts with Telomerase and Is Dispensable for Telomere Function In Vivo
B. Snow, M. Mateyak, J. Paděrová, A. Wakeham +4 more
2006Molecular and Cellular Biology78 citations Open access
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Repair of chromosome ends after telomere loss in Saccharomyces.
Jeff L. Mangahas, M. K. Alexander, L. L. Sandell, V. Zakian
2001Molecular Biology of the Cell78 citations Open access
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The telomeric Cdc13 protein interacts directly with the telomerase subunit Est1 to bring it to telomeric DNA ends in vitro
Yun Wu, V. Zakian
2011Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America76 citations Open access
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DNA Repair at Telomeres: Keeping the Ends Intact
Christopher J Webb, Yun Wu, V. Zakian
2013Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology75 citations Open access
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Local chromatin structure at the ribosomal DNA causes replication fork pausing and genome instability in the absence of the S. cerevisiae DNA helicase Rrm3p.
J. Z. Torres, Jessica B Bessler, V. Zakian
2004Genes & Development75 citations Open access
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A Genomewide Screen for Suppressors of Alu-Mediated Rearrangements Reveals a Role for PIF1
Karen M. Chisholm, Sarah D Aubert, K. Freese, V. Zakian +2 more
2012PLoS ONE73 citations Open access
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The essential Schizosaccharomyces pombe Pfh1 DNA helicase promotes fork movement past G-quadruplex motifs to prevent DNA damage
Nasim Sabouri, J. Capra, V. Zakian
2014BMC Biology71 citations Open access
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The Schizosaccharomyces pombe Pfh1p DNA Helicase Is Essential for the Maintenance of Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA
Stefan F. Pinter, Sarah D Aubert, V. Zakian
2008Molecular and Cellular Biology71 citations Open access
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Human PIF Helicase is Cell Cycle Regulated and Associates with Telomerase
M. Mateyak, V. Zakian
2006Cell Cycle67 citations Open access
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe pfh1+ encodes an essential 5' to 3' DNA helicase that is a member of the PIF1 subfamily of DNA helicases.
Jin-Qiu Zhou, Hai-Yan Qi, Vincent P. Schulz, M. Mateyak +2 more
2002Molecular Biology of the Cell67 citations Open access
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The Pif1 family in prokaryotes: what are our helicases doing in your bacteria?
Matthew L. Bochman, Colleen P. Judge, V. Zakian
2011Molecular Biology of the Cell59 citations Open access
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Telomerase Subunit Est3 Binds Telomeres in a Cell Cycle– and Est1–Dependent Manner and Interacts Directly with Est1 In Vitro
Creighton T Tuzon, Yun Wu, A. Chan, V. Zakian
2011PLoS Genetics59 citations Open access
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