Article
R Loops and Their Composite Cancer Connections.
Trends in cancer - 1 Oct 2019
Wells James P, White Justin, Stirling Peter C
Abstract excerpt
R loops are three-stranded nucleic acid structures consisting of an RNA molecule that has invaded duplex DNA. R-loop structures have normal functions in regulating gene expression, class-switch recombination, telomere stability, and mitochondrial DNA replication. However, unscheduled R-loop accumulation is a driver of DNA replication stress and genome instability. Meanwhile, R loops and associated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
