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 Varo, Rosa María, Gómez González, Belén, Aguilera López, Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/162009
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/162009
https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.351853.124.
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.