Mechanisms of lncRNA biogenesis as revealed by nascent transcriptomics

T Nojima, NJ Proudfoot - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022 - nature.com
Mammalian genomes express two principal gene categories through RNA polymerase II-
mediated transcription: protein-coding transcription units and non-coding RNA transcription …

R-loops as Janus-faced modulators of DNA repair

A Marnef, G Legube - Nature cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
R-loops are non-B DNA structures with intriguing dual consequences for gene expression
and genome stability. In addition to their recognized roles in triggering DNA double-strand …

Studying DNA double-strand break repair: an ever-growing toolbox

AC Vítor, P Huertas, G Legube… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To ward off against the catastrophic consequences of persistent DNA double-strand breaks
(DSBs), eukaryotic cells have developed a set of complex signaling networks that detect …

Relationship among DNA double‐strand break (DSB), DSB repair, and transcription prevents genome instability and cancer

A Ui, N Chiba, A Yasui - Cancer science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
DNA double‐strand break (DSB) is a serious type of DNA damage and is known to trigger
multiple responses within cells. In these responses, novel relationships among DSB, DSB …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage triggers a new phase in neurodegeneration

F Pessina, U Gioia, O Brandi, S Farina, M Ceccon… - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Subcellular compartmentalization contributes to the organization of a plethora of molecular
events occurring within cells. This can be achieved in membraneless organelles generated …

Non-canonical DNA/RNA structures during transcription-coupled double-strand break repair: roadblocks or bona fide repair intermediates?

N Puget, KM Miller, G Legube - DNA repair, 2019 - Elsevier
Although long overlooked, it is now well understood that DNA does not systematically
assemble into a canonical double helix, known as B-DNA, throughout the entire genome but …

The roles of RNA in DNA double-strand break repair

AS Bader, BR Hawley, A Wilczynska… - British journal of cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Effective DNA repair is essential for cell survival: a failure to correctly repair damage leads to
the accumulation of mutations and is the driving force for carcinogenesis. Multiple pathways …

DNA-RNA hybrids at DSBs interfere with repair by homologous recombination

P Ortega, JA Mérida-Cerro, AG Rondón… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions and their repair is
crucial for cell viability and genome integrity. The readout of DSB repair may depend on …

RNA: a double-edged sword in genome maintenance

D Zong, P Oberdoerffer, PJ Batista… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
All organisms must safeguard the integrity of their DNA to avoid deleterious consequences
of genome instability, which have been linked to human diseases such as autoimmune …

Regulation of DNA double strand breaks processing: focus on barriers

F Marini, CC Rawal, G Liberi… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In all the eukaryotic cells, nucleolytic processing (resection) of a double strand DNA break
(DSB) is a key step to channel the repair of the lesion toward the homologous …