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ReviewNucleus (Austin, Tex.)2017

Repetitive DNA loci and their modulation by the non-canonical nucleic acid structures R-loops and G-quadruplexes.

Amanda C Hall, Lauren A Ostrowski, Violena Pietrobon, Karim Mekhail

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Review in Nucleus (Austin, Tex.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Non-canonical DNA structures in the human ribosomal DNA.Histochemistry and cell biology · 2023
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  4. Histone H2A variants: Diversifying chromatin to ensure genome integrity.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2023
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  6. Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022.Cytogenetic and genome research · 2022
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  13. RNA: a double-edged sword in genome maintenance.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2020
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  18. Keeping ribosomal DNA intact: a repeating challenge.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Amanda C Halla Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Lauren A Ostrowskia Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Violena Pietrobona Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.
Karim Mekhaila Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario , Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells have evolved intricate mechanisms to maintain genome stability despite allowing mutational changes to drive evolutionary adaptation. Repetitive DNA sequences, which represent the bulk of most genomes, are a major threat to genome stability often driving chromosome rearrangements and disease. The major source of repetitive DNA sequences and thus the most vulnerable constituents of the genome are the rDNA (rDNA) repeats, telomeres, and transposable elements. Maintaining the stability of these loci is critical to overall cellular fitness and lifespan. Therefore, cells have evolved mechanisms to regulate rDNA copy number, telomere length and transposon activity, as well as DNA repair at these loci. In addition, non-canonical structure-forming DNA motifs can also modulate the function of these repetitive DNA loci by impacting their transcription, replication, and stability. Here, we discuss key mechanisms that maintain rDNA repeats, telomeres, and transposons in yeast and human before highlighting emerging roles for non-canonical DNA structures at these repetitive loci.

Indexed as

G-QuadruplexesRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidDNADNA Transposable ElementsGenetic LociHumansTelomereDNADNA Transposable Elementsgenome stabilityrDNA (rDNA)repetitive DNAretrotransposonstelomeres

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PMID28406751
PMCPMC5403138

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