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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Real-Time Visualization of G2L4 Reverse Transcriptase in DNA Repair via Microhomology-Mediated End Joining.

Pangmiaomiao Zhang, Mo Guo, Y Jessie Zhang, Alan M Lambowitz, Yi-Chih Lin

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Pangmiaomiao ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9701-4841
Mo GuoDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, United States.ORCID 0009-0000-9103-975X
Y Jessie ZhangDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9360-5388
Alan M LambowitzDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6036-2423
Yi-Chih LinDepartment of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6498-215X

Funding

Group II Intron and Related Reverse TranscriptasesR35GM136216 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI ALAN M. LAMBOWITZ · 2020 to 2026
$6.0M
Elucidating the SCP4 pathway as a multi-catalytic signaling dependency in acute myeloid leukemiaR01CA281106 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI Christopher Vakoc, Yan Jessie Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$2.9M
Deciphering the phosphorylation pattern of RNA polymerase II for eukaryotic transcriptionR35GM148356 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Yan Jessie Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
Real-time structural and functional studies of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteinsR35GM150528 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI Yi-Chih Lin · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA281106NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136216NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM148356NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150528
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Abstract

Double-strand break repair (DSBR) is essential for genome integrity, yet mechanistic details of error-prone microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) remain unclear. A bacterial group II intron-like reverse transcriptase, G2L4 RT, has been implicated in MMEJ, but how it executes DSBR is unknown. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), we directly visualize G2L4 RT-mediated DSBR via MMEJ. We observe that G2L4 RT dimers exhibit RT3a plug protrusion upon DNA engagement and catalyze MMEJ by binding and stabilizing a 4-bp annealed microhomology and filling adjacent single-strand gaps with dNTPs. We also observe Mn

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