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RESEARCH PAPERS
2022
LEWIS JS, GROSS MH, SOUSA J, HENRIKUS SS, GREIWE JF, NANS A, DIFFLEY JFX, COSTA A. MECHANISM OF REPLICATION ORIGIN MELTING NUCLEATED BY CMG HELICASE ASSEMBLY. NATURE. 2022 JUN;606(7916):1007-1014. DOI: 10.1038/S41586-022-04829-4. EPUB 2022 JUN 15.
HODSON C, LOW JKK, VAN TWEST S, JONES SE, SWUEC P, MURPHY V, TSUKADA K, FAWKES M, BYTHELL-DOUGLAS R, DAVIES A, HOLIEN JK, O'ROURKE JJ, PARKER BL, GLASER A, PARKER MW, MACKAY JP, BLACKFORD AN, COSTA A, DEANS AJ. MECHANISM OF BLOOM SYNDROME COMPLEX ASSEMBLY REQUIRED FOR DOUBLE HOLLIDAY JUNCTION DISSOLUTION AND GENOME STABILITY. PROC NATL ACAD SCI U S A. 2022 FEB 8;119(6):E2109093119. DOI: 10.1073/PNAS.2109093119.
GREIWE JF, MILLER TCR, LOCKE J, MARTINO F, HOWELL S, SCHREIBER A, NANS A, DIFFLEY JFX, COSTA A. STRUCTURAL MECHANISM FOR THE SELECTIVE PHOSPHORYLATION OF DNA-LOADED MCM DOUBLE HEXAMERS BY THE DBF4-DEPENDENT KINASE. NAT STRUCT MOL BIOL. 2022 JAN;29(1):10-20. DOI: 10.1038/S41594-021-00698-Z. EPUB 2021 DEC 28.
2020
HIGASHI TL, EICKHOFF P., SOUSA JS., ..., RAPPSILBER J, COSTA A.*, UHLMANN F* A STRUCTURE-BASED MECHANISM FOR DNA ENTRY INTO THE COHESIN RING MOLECULAR CELL 79, 1–17 SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 (*CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHORS)
CONSOLATI T^, LOCKE J^, ROOSTALU J, ZHUO AC, GANNON J, ASTHANA J, LIM WM, MARTINO F, CVETKOVIC M, RAPPSILBER J, COSTA A*, SURREY T* MICROTUBULE NUCLEATION PROPERTIES OF SINGLE HUMAN GTURCS EXPLAINED BY THEIR CRYO-EM STRUCTURE. DEVELOPMENTAL CELL; 19 MAY 2020. (^CO-FIRST; *SHARED CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
JACIUK M, SWUEC P, GAUR V, KASPRZAK JM, RENAULT L, DOBRYCHŁOP M, NIRWAL S, BUJNICKI JM*, COSTA A*, NOWOTNY M*. A COMBINED STRUCTURAL AND BIOCHEMICAL APPROACH REVEALS TRANSLOCATION AND STALLING OF UVRB ON THE DNA LESION AS A MECHANISM OF DAMAGE VERIFICATION IN BACTERIAL NUCLEOTIDE EXCISION REPAIR.
DNA REPAIR (AMST). 2020 JAN;85:102746. (*SHARED CORRESPONDING AUTHOR).
2019
MILLER TCR, LOCKE J, GREIWE JF, DIFFLEY JFX, COSTA A. MECHANISM OF HEAD-TO-HEAD MCM DOUBLE-HEXAMER FORMATION REVEALED BY CRYO-EM. NATURE. 2019 NOV;575(7784):704-710.
WILSON MD, RENAULT L, MASKELL DP, GHONEIM M, PYE VE, NANS A, RUEDA DS*, CHEREPANOV P*, COSTA A*. RETROVIRAL INTEGRATION INTO NUCLEOSOMES THROUGH DNA LOOPING AND SLIDING ALONG THE HISTONE OCTAMER. NAT COMMUN. 2019 SEP 13;10(1):4189. (*SHARED CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
EICKHOFF P, KOSE HB, MARTINO F, PETOJEVIC T, ABID ALI F, LOCKE J, TAMBERG N, NANS A, BERGER JM, BOTCHAN MR, YARDIMCI H*, COSTA A*. MOLECULAR BASIS FOR ATP-HYDROLYSIS-DRIVEN DNA TRANSLOCATION BY THE CMG HELICASE OF THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. CELL REP. 2019 SEP 3;28(10):2673-2688.E8. (*SHARED CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
2018
GOSWAMI P, ABID ALI F, DOUGLAS M, LOCKE J, PURKISS A, JANSKA A, EICKHOFF P, EARLY A, NANS A, CHEUNG A, DIFFLEY JF, COSTA A. CRYO-EM STRUCTURE OF DNA-CMG-POL EPSILON ELUCIDATES THE ROLES OF ESSENTIAL, NON-CATALYTIC POLYMERASE MODULES IN THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. NATURE COMMUN.
DOUGLAS ME, ABID ALI F, COSTA A, DIFFLEY JF. THE MECHANISM OF EUKARYOTIC CMG HELICASE ACTIVATION. NATURE, 2018 MAR 8;555(7695):265-268 (RATED ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ ON F1000.COM).
2017
ABID ALI F, DOUGLAS ME, LOCKE J, PYE VE, NANS A, DIFFLEY JF, COSTA A CRYO-EM STRUCTURE OF A LICENSED DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN. NAT. COMMUN. 2017 8 (1), 2241.
FRIGOLA J, HE J, KINKELIN K, PYE VE, RENAULT L, DOUGLAS M, REMUS D, CHEREPANOV P*, COSTA A*, DIFFLEY JF* CDT1 STABILISES AN OPEN MCM RING FOR HELICASE LOADING. NAT COMMUN 2017. IN PRESS. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
ZHOU JC, JANSKA A, GOSWAMI P, RENAULT L, ABID ALI F, KOTECHA A, DIFFLEY JF, COSTA A. CMG-POL EPSILON DYNAMICS SUGGESTS A MECHANISM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LEADING-STRAND SYNTHESIS IN THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. PNAS. 2017 APR 3.
BALLANDRAS-COLAS A, MASKELL DP, SERRAO E, LOCKE J, SWUEC P, JÓNSSON SR, KOTECHA A, COOK NJ, PYE VE, TAYLOR IA, ANDRÉSDÓTTIR V, ENGELMAN AN, COSTA A*, CHEREPANOV P*. A SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY MEDIATES LENTIVIRAL DNA INTEGRATION. SCIENCE. 2017 JAN 6;355(6320):93-95. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
2016
SWUEC P, RENAULT L, BORG A, SHAH F, MURPHY VJ, VAN TWEST S, SNIJDERS AP, DEANS AJ, COSTA A. THE FA CORE COMPLEX CONTAINS A HOMO-DIMERIC CATALYTIC MODULE FOR THE SYMMETRIC MONO-UBIQUITINATION OF FANCI-FANCD2. CELL REP. 2017 JAN 17;18(3):611-623.
SAMORA CP, SAKSOUK J, GOSWAMI P, WADE BO, SINGLETON MR, BATES PA, LENGRONNE A, COSTA A, UHLMANN F. CTF4 LINKS DNA REPLICATION WITH SISTER CHROMATID COHESION ESTABLISHMENT BY RECRUITING THE CHL1 HELICASE TO THE REPLISOME. MOL CELL. 2016 AUG 4;63(3):371-84. (PREVIEW IN MOL CELL AUG 4;63(3): 347–348).
ABID ALI F, RENAULT L, GANNON J, GAHLON HL, KOTECHA A, ZHOU JC, RUEDA D, COSTA A., CRYO-EM STRUCTURES OF THE EUKARYOTIC REPLICATIVE HELICASE BOUND TO A TRANSLOCATION SUBSTRATE. NAT. COMMUN., 2016 FEB 18;7:10708.
2015
CHAO WCH, MURAYAMA Y, MUÑOZ, S; COSTA A, UHLMANN F, SINGLETON MR (2015) STRUCTURAL STUDIES REVEAL THE FUNCTIONAL MODULARITY OF THE SCC2-SCC4 COHESIN LOADER. CELL REPORTS 12, 719-725.
MASKELL DP, RENAULT L, SERRAO E, LESBATS P, MATADEEN R, HARE S, LINDEMANN D, ENGELMAN AN, COSTA A*, CHEREPANOV, P* (2015) STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR RETROVIRAL INTEGRATION INTO NUCLEOSOMES. NATURE 523, 366-369. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
PIKE AC, GOMATHINAYAGAM S, SWUEC P, BERTI M, ZHANG Y, SCHNECKE C, MARINO F, VON DELFT F, RENAULT L, COSTA A, GILEADI O, VINDIGNI A. HUMAN RECQ1 HELICASE-DRIVEN DNA UNWINDING, ANNEALING, AND BRANCH MIGRATION: INSIGHTS FROM DNA COMPLEX STRUCTURES. PROC NATL ACAD SCI U S A. 2015 APR 7;112(14):4286-91.
PETOJEVIC T, PESAVENTO JJ, COSTA A, LIANG J, WANG Z., BERGER JM, BOTCHAN MR, CDC45 GUARDS THE GATE IN THE CMG HELICASE STABILIZING LEADING STRAND ENGAGEMENT. PNAS. 2015 JAN 5 (EPUB). (ONE STAR ON F1000.COM).
2014
COSTA A*, RENAULT L, SWUEC P, PETOJEVIC T, PESAVENTO JJ, ILVES I, MACLELLAN-GIBSON K, FLECK RA, BOTCHAN MR*, BERGER JM*. DNA BINDING POLARITY, DIMERIZATION, AND ATPASE RING REMODELING IN THE CMG HELICASE OF THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. ELIFE. 2014 AUG 12;3:E03273. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS, THREE STARS ON F1000.COM).
SIMON AC, ZHOU JC, PERERA RL, VAN DEURSEN F, EVRIN C, IVANOVA ME, KILKENNY ML, RENAULT L, KJAER S, MATAK-VINKOVIĆ D, LABIB K, COSTA A*, PELLEGRINI L*. A CTF4 TRIMER COUPLES THE CMG HELICASE TO DNA POLYMERASE A IN THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. NATURE. 2014 JUN 12;510(7504):293-7. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS, RATED ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ ON F1000.COM).
2013
COULTHARD R, DEANS AJ, SWUEC P, BOWLES M, COSTA A, WEST SC, MCDONALD NQ. ARCHITECTURE AND DNA RECOGNITION ELEMENTS OF THE FANCONI ANEMIA FANCM-FAAP24 COMPLEX. STRUCTURE 2013 SEP 3;21(9):1648-58.
2012
LYUBIMOV A., COSTA A., BOTCHAN MR, BERGER JM. ATP-DEPENDENT CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS UNDERLIE THE FUNCTIONAL ASYMMETRY OF THE MCM2-7 COMPLEX FROM A MINIMALIST EUKARYOTE. PNAS 2012 JUL 24;109(30):11999-2004.
Publications: Publications
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
2022
COSTA A, DIFFLEY JFX THE INITIATION OF EUKARYOTIC DNA REPLICATION. ANNU REV BIOCHEM. 2022 JUN 21;91:107-131. DOI: 10.1146/ANNUREV-BIOCHEM-072321-110228.
THOMAS PUEHRINGER, JULIA GREIWE, THOMAS MILLER, ALESSANDRO COSTA RECONSIL: AN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TOOLBOX TO STUDY HELICASE FUNCTION AT AN ORIGIN OF REPLICATION, METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY, 22 APRIL 2022
CVETKOVIC MA, ORTEGA E, BELLELLI R, COSTA A. MULTIPLE ROLES OF POL EPSILON IN EUKARYOTIC CHROMOSOME REPLICATION. BIOCHEM SOC TRANS. 2022 FEB 28;50(1):309-320. DOI: 10.1042/BST20210082.
GREIWE JF, ZANETTI G, MILLER TCR, COSTA A. IN SILICO RECONSTITUTION OF DNA REPLICATION. LESSONS FROM SINGLE-MOLECULE IMAGING AND CRYO-TOMOGRAPHY APPLIED TO SINGLE-PARTICLE CRYO-EM.
CURR OPIN STRUCT BIOL. 2022 JAN 10;72:279-286.
2021
WILLHOFT O, COSTA A. A STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK FOR DNA REPLICATION AND TRANSCRIPTION THROUGH CHROMATIN. CURR OPIN STRUCT BIOL. 2021 DEC;71:51-58.
HENRIKUS SS, COSTA A. TOWARDS A STRUCTURAL MECHANISM FOR SISTER CHROMATID COHESION ESTABLISHMENT AT THE EUKARYOTIC REPLICATION FORK.
BIOLOGY (BASEL). 2021 MAY 26;10(6):466.
2020
LEWIS, J.S., COSTA, A., CAUGHT IN THE ACT: STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF REPLICATION ORIGIN ACTIVATION AND FORK PROGRESSION. BIOCHEM SOC TRANS. (2020) BST20190998.
MARTINO F AND COSTA A. A DIFFERENT TWIST ON CENTROMERIC CHROMATIN. STRUCTURE. 2020 JAN 7;28(1):3-5.
2018
GOSWAMI P, LOCKE J, COSTA A. PREPARING FROZEN-HYDRATED PROTEIN-NUCLEIC ACID ASSEMBLIES FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION CRYO-EM IMAGING. BOOK CHAPTER IN “NANOSCALE IMAGING: METHODS AND PROTOCOLS”. THE METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY SERIES (SPRINGER). GUEST EDITOR YURI LYUBCHENKO. IN PRESS.
2017
EICKHOFF P, COSTA A. ESCORTING CLIENT PROTEINS TO THE HSP90 MOLECULAR CHAPERONE. STRUCTURE. 2017 JUL 5;25(7):964-965.
MILLER TC, COSTA A. THE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CHROMATIN REPLICATION MACHINERY. CURR OPIN STRUCT BIOL. 2017 APR 15;47:9-16.
WILSON MD*, COSTA A*. CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CHROMATIN BIOLOGY. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS). ACTA CRYST D. 2017 APRIL 20; EPUB.
2016
SWUEC P, COSTA A. DNA REPLICATION AND INTER-STRAND CROSSLINK REPAIR: SYMMETRIC ACTIVATION OF DIMERIC NANOMACHINES? BIOPHYS CHEM. 2016 NOV 10.
PELLEGRINI L*, COSTA A*. NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE MECHANISM OF DNA DUPLICATION BY THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. TRENDS IN BIOCHEM SCI 2016 OCT;41(10):859-71 (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
ABID ALI F, COSTA A. THE MCM HELICASE MOTOR OF THE EUKARYOTIC REPLISOME. J MOL BIOL. 2016 MAY 8;428(9 PT B):1822-32.
2014
SWUEC P, COSTA A. MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF DOUBLE HOLLIDAY JUNCTION DISSOLUTION. CELL BIOSCI. 2014 JUL 9;4:36.
ZHOU JC, COSTA A, PREPARING TO UNWIND. ELIFE. 2014 APR 1;3:E02618.
2013
AZE, A., ZHOU, J.C., COSTA A.*, COSTANZO, V*. DNA REPLICATION AND HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION FACTORS: ACTING TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN GENOME STABILITY. CHROMOSOMA. 2013 OCT;122(5):401-13. (*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS).
COSTA A.*, HOOD I.V.*, BERGER J.M. MECHANISMS FOR INITIATING CELLULAR DNA REPLICATION. ANNU. REV. BIOCHEM. 2013;82:25-54. (*CO-FIRST AND CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR).
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