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ReviewDNA repair2025

Building an integrated view of R-loops, transcription, and chromatin.

Yingying Meng, Lee Zou

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Review in DNA repair, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yingying MengDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Lee ZouDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: lee.zou@duke.edu.

Funding

Understanding and targeting the DNA replication stress in cancer cellsR35CA263934 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Lee Zou · 2021 to 2026
$5.2M
Mechanisms of replication fork protection and recoveryR01CA248526 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alessandro Vindigni, Lee Zou · 2020 to 2026
$3.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA248526NCI NIH HHS R35 CA263934
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

R-loops are dynamic three-stranded nucleic acid structures that form naturally during transcription. These structures typically arise when the newly synthesized RNA hybridizes with the DNA template strand, displacing the non-template DNA strand. R-loops are not only found at protein-coding genes but also in regions producing non-coding RNAs, such as telomeres, centromeres, ribosomal DNA genes, and transfer RNA genes. While R-loops are regulated by both the process of transcription and chromatin structures, they also play a critical role in modulating transcription and influencing the chromatin landscape. Moreover, the interactions between R-loops, transcription, and chromatin are essential for maintaining genome stability and are often disrupted in various human diseases. In this review, we will explore recent insights into the intricate relationship between R-loops and transcription, as well as their crosstalk with chromatin.

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ChromatinDNAR-Loop StructuresTranscription, GeneticAnimalsHumansChromatinDNAChromatinR-loopTranscription

Identifiers

PMID40222192
PMCPMC12086042

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