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FANCD2 binding identifies conserved fragile sites at large transcribed genes in avian cells.
Nucleic acids research - 16 Feb 2018
Pentzold Constanze, Shah Shiraz Ali, Hansen Niels Richard, Le Tallec Benoît, Seguin-Orlando Andaine, Debatisse Michelle, Lisby Michael, Oestergaard Vibe H
Abstract excerpt
Common Chromosomal Fragile Sites (CFSs) are specific genomic regions prone to form breaks on metaphase chromosomes in response to replication stress. Moreover, CFSs are mutational hotspots in cancer genomes, showing that the mutational mechanisms that operate at CFSs are highly active in cancer cells. Orthologs of human CFSs are found in a number of other mammals, but the extent of CFS conservation beyond the...
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