RNA biogenesis and RNA metabolism factors as R-loop suppressors: a hidden role in genome integrity

Genome integrity relies on the accuracy of DNA metabolism, but as appreciated for more than four decades, transcription enhances mutation and recombination frequencies. More recent research provided evidence for a previously unforeseen link between RNA and DNA metabolism, which is often related to t...

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Autores: Luna, Rosa, Gómez-González, Belén, Aguilera, Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/378568
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/378568
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85199324553
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DNA–RNA hybrids
R-loops
RNA biogenesis
RNA metabolism
Genome instability
Helicases
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Sumario:Genome integrity relies on the accuracy of DNA metabolism, but as appreciated for more than four decades, transcription enhances mutation and recombination frequencies. More recent research provided evidence for a previously unforeseen link between RNA and DNA metabolism, which is often related to the accumulation of DNA-RNA hybrids and R-loops. In addition to physiological roles, R-loops interfere with DNA replication and repair, providing a molecular scenario for the origin of genome instability. Here, we review current knowledge on the multiple RNA factors that prevent or resolve R-loops and consequent transcription-replication conflicts and thus act as modulators of genome dynamics.