The (Lack of) DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice During V(D)J Recombination

Autor: Alice Libri, Timea Marton, Ludovic Deriano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Genetics, Vol 12 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-8021
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.823943
Popis: DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly toxic lesions that can be mended via several DNA repair pathways. Multiple factors can influence the choice and the restrictiveness of repair towards a given pathway in order to warrant the maintenance of genome integrity. During V(D)J recombination, RAG-induced DSBs are (almost) exclusively repaired by the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway for the benefit of antigen receptor gene diversity. Here, we review the various parameters that constrain repair of RAG-generated DSBs to NHEJ, including the peculiarity of DNA DSB ends generated by the RAG nuclease, the establishment and maintenance of a post-cleavage synaptic complex, and the protection of DNA ends against resection and (micro)homology-directed repair. In this physiological context, we highlight that certain DSBs have limited DNA repair pathway choice options.
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