A double-edged sword: R loops as threats to genome integrity and powerful regulators of gene expression

Genes and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1384-1396

  Skourti Stathaki, Konstantina ^a   Proudfoot, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genome integrity; R loops

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RAD51 PROTEIN; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA STRAND; DNA TEMPLATE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R LOOP; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME INTEGRITY; R LOOPS;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RAD51 RECOMBINASE;

EID: 84903795949     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.242990.114     Document Type: Review

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