Break‐induced RNA–DNA hybrids (BIRDHs) in homologous recombination: friend or foe?

B Gómez‐González, A Aguilera - EMBO reports, 2023 - embopress.org
Double‐strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful DNA lesions, with a strong impact on cell
proliferation and genome integrity. Depending on cell cycle stage, DSBs are preferentially …

Diversification of Antibodies: From V (D) J Recombination to Somatic Exon Shuffling

M Lebedin, K de la Rosa - Annual Review of Cell and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Antibodies that gain specificity by a large insert encoding for an extra domain were
described for the first time in 2016. In malaria-exposed individuals, an exon deriving from the …

Transfer of mitochondrial DNA into the nuclear genome during induced DNA breaks

J Wu, Y Liu, L Ou, T Gan, Z Zhangding, S Yuan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mitochondria serve as the cellular powerhouse, and their distinct DNA makes them a
prospective target for gene editing to treat genetic disorders. However, the impact of genome …

Yeast EndoG prevents genome instability by degrading extranuclear DNA species

Y Yu, X Wang, J Fox, R Yu, P Thakre… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In metazoans mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) or retrotransposon cDNA released to cytoplasm
are degraded by nucleases to prevent sterile inflammation. It remains unknown whether …

Extrachromosomal telomere DNA derived from excessive strand displacements

J Lee, J Lee, EJ Sohn, A Taglialatela… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) is a telomere maintenance mechanism mediated
by break-induced replication, evident in approximately 15% of human cancers. A …

RPA and Rad27 limit templated and inverted insertions at DNA breaks

Y Yu, X Wang, J Fox, Q Li, Y Yu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Formation of templated insertions at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is very common in
cancer cells. The mechanisms and enzymes regulating these events are largely unknown …

Chromatin compartments at DNA double-stranded breaks

J Min, J Gautier - Cell Research, 2024 - nature.com
In a recent article published in Nature, Arnould and colleagues reveal that DNA double-
stranded breaks (DSBs) strengthen chromatin compartmentalization near the breaks. They …

Yeast EndoG prevents genome instability by degrading cytoplasmic DNA

Y Yu, X Wang, J Fox, R Yu, P Thakre… - Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In metazoans release of mitochondrial DNA or retrotransposon cDNA to cytoplasm can
cause sterile inflammation and disease 1. Cytoplasmic nucleases degrade these DNA …

Genotoxicity assessments of N-nitrosoethylisopropylamine (NEIPA) and N-nitrosodiisopropylamine (NDIPA) in the C57BL/6J mouse

Q Ye, X Geng, H Jiang, C Qin, H Wu, S Wang… - … -Genetic Toxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
N-Nitrosamines, known as drug impurities and suspected carcinogens, have drawn
significant public concern. In response to drug regulatory needs, the European Medicines …

Extrachromosomal Telomeres Derived from Excessive Strand Displacements

J Lee, J Lee, EJ Sohn, A Taglialatela, RJ O'Sullivan… - …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) is a telomere maintenance mechanism
mediated by break-induced replication (BIR), evident in approximately 15% of human …