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ReviewThe European journal of neuroscience2026

When R-Loops Go Awry: Genome Instability and Neurological Diseases.

Nur Rasyiqin Rasli, Yu Katsuyama

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Review in The European journal of neuroscience, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

Nur Rasyiqin RasliDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Yu KatsuyamaDivision of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5758-9181

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The basic structure of DNA is a double helix formed by base pairing between complementary strands. However, during transcription, RNA hybridizes with the template DNA, whereas the complementary DNA strand becomes displaced and remains unpaired. This process forms a DNA-RNA hybrid structure known as an R-loop; similar structures can also occur in a non-co-transcriptional manner. In recent years, R-loops have been reported to be involved in various cellular functions. However, when not properly regulated, they can compromise genomic DNA stability. R-loops play roles in gene expression, DNA replication, and transcription termination. Dysregulation of R-loop homeostasis has been implicated in various human diseases, including neurological diseases. In this review, we discuss the physiological and pathological roles of R-loops, their related regulatory mechanisms controlling their formation and resolution, and their association with neurological diseases.

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DNAGenomic InstabilityNervous System DiseasesR-Loop StructuresAnimalsDNA ReplicationHumansDNAgenome stabilityneurodegenerative diseasesneurodevelopmental diseasesR‐looptranscriptional stress

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PMID42026781
PMCPMC13106933

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