David Cortez

Vanderbilt University

Full Professor(heuristic)

DNA Repair Mechanisms · Molecular Biology

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Publications158

Citations22,993

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NIH #5T32CA009582-39

Biochemical and Chemical Training for Cancer Research

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Amount: $274K
Period: 1987-06-01 → 2028-05-31
PIs: 1
Est. capacity / PI: ~0 students

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New paper: FET proteins and PARylation-dependent condensates promote replication fork reversal and genome stability (bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))2025-12-02
New preprint: Structural basis for fork reversal and RAD51 regulation by the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex of F-box helicase 12025-10-01
New NIH award: $274K — Biochemical and Chemical Training for Cancer Research1987-06-01

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Publications as of 2026-07-01
Grants as of 2026-06-30

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FET proteins and PARylation-dependent condensates promote replication fork reversal and genome stability
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-12-02
Structural basis for fork reversal and RAD51 regulation by the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex of F-box helicase 1Preprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-10-01
Leading and lagging strand abasic sites differentially affect vertebrate replisome progression but involve analogous bypass mechanisms
Nucleic Acids Research · 2025-09-23 · 2 citations
Abstract 5720: Novel selective FEN1 nuclease inhibitor shows synergy with PARP-targeting drugs
Cancer Research · 2025-04-21 · 1 citations
Resolution of collapsed forks is separate from completion of DNA synthesisPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-03-10
SRBD1 facilitates chromosome segregation by promoting topoisomerase IIα localization to mitotic chromosomes
Nature Communications · 2025-02-16 · 3 citations
Leading and lagging strand abasic sites differentially affect vertebrate replisome progression but involve analogous bypass mechanismsPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-01-09 · 2 citations
Contributing factors to the oxidation-induced mutational landscape in human cells
Nature Communications · 2024-12-23 · 16 citations
WITHDRAWN: Strand dependent bypass of DNA lesions during fork reversal by ATP-dependent translocases SMARCAL1, ZRANB3, and HLTFPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024-09-19 · 1 citations

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