Publications
Kojic, M. Kostrub, C. F., Buchman, A. R., and Holloman, W. K. (2002) BRCA2 homolog required for proficiency in DNA repair, recombination, and genome stability in Ustilago maydis. Mol. Cell 10, 683-691.
Kojic, M., Yang, H., Kostrub, C. F., Pavletich, N. P., and Holloman, W. K. (2003) The BRCA2-interacting protein DSS1 is vital for DNA repair, recombination, and genome stability in Ustilago maydis. Mol. Cell 12,1043-1049.
Yang, H., Li, Q., Fan, J., Holloman, W.K., and Pavletich, N.P. (2005) The BRCA2 homolog Brh2 nucleates RAD51 filament formation at a dsDNA-ssDNA junction. Nature 433, 653-657.
Kojic, M., Zhou, Q., Lisby, M., and Holloman, W. K. (2005) Brh2-Dss1 interplay enables properly controlled recombination in Ustilago maydis. Mol. Cell. Biol. 25, 2547-2557.
Holloman, W. K., Schirawski, J, and Holliday, R. (2007) Towards understanding the extreme radiation resistance of Ustilago maydis. Trends in Microbiology 15, 525-529
Mazloum, N., Zhou, Q., and Holloman, W. K. (2008) D-loop formation by Brh2 protein of Ustilago maydis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105, 524-529
Symington, L. and Holloman, W. K. (2008) Resolving resolvases: the final act? Mol Cell 32, 603-604
Kojic, M., Mao, N., Zhou, Q., Lisby, M., and Holloman, W. K. Compensatory role for Rad52 during recombinational repair in Ustilago maydis. Mol Microbiol. 67, 1156-1168
Mazloum, N. and Holloman, W. K. (2009) Second-end capture in DNA double-strand break repair promoted by Brh2 protein of Ustilago maydis. Mol Cell 33, 160-170
Zhou, Q., Mazloum, N. and Holloman, W. K. (2009) DNA-binding domain within the Brh2 N terminus is the primary interaction site for association with DNA. J. Biol. Chem. 284, 8265-8273
Zhou, Q., Mazloum, N., Mao., N., Kojic, M., and Holloman, W. K. (2009) Dss1 regulates interaction of Brh2 with DNA. Biochemistry 48, 11929-11938
Mazloum, N. and Holloman, W. K. (2009) Brh2 promotes a template-switching reaction enabling recombinational bypass of lesions during DNA synthesis. Mol Cell 36, 620-630
