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R-loops induce repressive chromatin marks over mammalian gene terminators

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  • Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki

    (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK)

  • Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula

    (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK)

  • Nicholas J. Proudfoot

    (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK)

Abstract

R-loops, which have been considered to be rare and potentially harmful transcriptional by-products, are now shown to be needed for antisense transcription and to induce repressive chromatin marks that reinforce pausing of transcription and thereby enhance its termination.

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  • Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki & Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula & Nicholas J. Proudfoot, 2014. "R-loops induce repressive chromatin marks over mammalian gene terminators," Nature, Nature, vol. 516(7531), pages 436-439, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:516:y:2014:i:7531:d:10.1038_nature13787
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13787
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    1. Haibo Yang & Emily M. Lachtara & Xiaojuan Ran & Jessica Hopkins & Parasvi S. Patel & Xueping Zhu & Yao Xiao & Laiyee Phoon & Boya Gao & Lee Zou & Michael S. Lawrence & Li Lan, 2023. "The RNA m5C modification in R-loops as an off switch of Alt-NHEJ," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Aleix Bayona-Feliu & Emilia Herrera-Moyano & Nibal Badra-Fajardo & Iván Galván-Femenía & María Eugenia Soler-Oliva & Andrés Aguilera, 2023. "The chromatin network helps prevent cancer-associated mutagenesis at transcription-replication conflicts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, December.
    3. Yan Wang & Binbin Ma & Xiaoxu Liu & Ge Gao & Zhuanzhuan Che & Menghan Fan & Siyan Meng & Xiru Zhao & Rio Sugimura & Hua Cao & Zhongjun Zhou & Jing Xie & Chengqi Lin & Zhuojuan Luo, 2022. "ZFP281-BRCA2 prevents R-loop accumulation during DNA replication," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.

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