BLM helicase suppresses recombination at G-quadruplex motifs in transcribed genes

Autor: Niek van Wietmarschen, Sarra Merzouk, Nancy Halsema, Diana C. J. Spierings, Victor Guryev, Peter M. Lansdorp
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02760-1
Popis: Bloom syndrome is characterized by high levels of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs). Here, the authors use single-cell DNA template strand-sequencing to map SCEs in patient cells, and propose that the BLM helicase protects the genome against unwanted recombination at sites of G-quadruplex structures.
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