Rockefeller University: New Mechanism for Maintaining Genome Stability Discovered
January 14, 2025
January 14, 2025
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news:
Genetically speaking, it's a bacterium's worst-case scenario: during transcription, newly minted RNA sticks to its DNA template, forming a 3-stranded structure known as an R-loop. While these structures have some important roles to play in a cell, R-loops in the wrong place at the wrong time can be disastrous, leading to DNA breaks, mutations, and cell death.
Now, new research in N . . .
Genetically speaking, it's a bacterium's worst-case scenario: during transcription, newly minted RNA sticks to its DNA template, forming a 3-stranded structure known as an R-loop. While these structures have some important roles to play in a cell, R-loops in the wrong place at the wrong time can be disastrous, leading to DNA breaks, mutations, and cell death.
Now, new research in N . . .