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ReviewDNA repair2014

The contribution of co-transcriptional RNA:DNA hybrid structures to DNA damage and genome instability.

Stephan Hamperl, Karlene A Cimprich

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Review in DNA repair, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 174 papers.

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174citing papers in PubMed
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

174 citing papers in PubMed, 260 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephan HamperlDepartment of Chemical, Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5441, USA.
Karlene A CimprichDepartment of Chemical, Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5441, USA. Electronic address: cimprich@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · US

Funding

Mechanisms Linking Genome Stability to RNA MetabolismR01GM100489 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CIMPRICH, KARLENE A · 2012 to 2015
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM100489NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM100489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate DNA replication and DNA repair are crucial for the maintenance of genome stability, and it is generally accepted that failure of these processes is a major source of DNA damage in cells. Intriguingly, recent evidence suggests that DNA damage is more likely to occur at genomic loci with high transcriptional activity. Furthermore, loss of certain RNA processing factors in eukaryotic cells is associated with increased formation of co-transcriptional RNA:DNA hybrid structures known as R-loops, resulting in double-strand breaks (DSBs) and DNA damage. However, the molecular mechanisms by which R-loop structures ultimately lead to DNA breaks and genome instability is not well understood. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the formation, recognition and processing of RNA:DNA hybrids, and discuss possible mechanisms by which these structures contribute to DNA damage and genome instability in the cell.

Indexed as

Nucleic Acid ConformationTranscription, GeneticDNADNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA ReplicationGenomic InstabilityHumansRNASaccharomyces cerevisiaeDNARNAActivation-induced deaminase (AID)APOBEC familyASF splicing factorDouble-strand breaksGenome instabilityG-quadruplexmRNP biogenesisR-loopsRNA:DNA helicasesRNA processing factorsRNase HSenataxinTHO/TREX complexTHSC/TREX-2TopoisomeraseTranscription–replication conflicts

Identifiers

PMID24746923
PMCPMC4051866
OpenAlexW2003719212

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