End-resection at DNA double-strand breaks in the three domains of life
Open Access
- 29 January 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Society Transactions
- Vol. 41 (1), 314-320
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bst20120307
Abstract
During DNA repair by HR (homologous recombination), the ends of a DNA DSB (double-strand break) must be resected to generate single-stranded tails, which are required for strand invasion and exchange with homologous chromosomes. This 5′–3′ end-resection of the DNA duplex is an essential process, conserved across all three domains of life: the bacteria, eukaryota and archaea. In the present review, we examine the numerous and redundant helicase and nuclease systems that function as the enzymatic analogues for this crucial process in the three major phylogenetic divisions.Keywords
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