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 …

The GATAD2B-NuRD complex drives DNA: RNA hybrid-dependent chromatin boundary formation upon DNA damage

Z Liu, K Ajit, Y Wu, WG Zhu, M Gullerova - The EMBO Journal, 2024 - embopress.org
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most lethal form of DNA damage. Transcriptional
activity at DSBs, as well as transcriptional repression around DSBs, are both required for …

[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 …

The evolving complexity of DNA damage foci: RNA, condensates and chromatin in DNA double-strand break repair

C Fijen, E Rothenberg - DNA repair, 2021 - Elsevier
Formation of biomolecular condensates is increasingly recognized as a mechanism
employed by cells to deal with stress and to optimize enzymatic reactions. Recent studies …

DNA: RNA hybrids form at DNA double-strand breaks in transcriptionally active loci

AS Bader, M Bushell - Cell death & disease, 2020 - nature.com
The recent discovery of DNA: RNA hybrids, or R-loops, actively forming at DNA double-
strand breaks (DSBs) has unlocked fresh insight into how RNA participates in DNA repair …