R-loops and initiation of DNA replication in human cells: A missing link?

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Lombraña, Rodrigo ^a   Almeida, Ricardo ^a   Álvarez, Alba ^a   Gómez, María ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

CpG islands; DNA replication origins; G quadruplex; ORC; R loops

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; PROTEIN ORC 1; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; RNA BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84940049291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00158     Document Type: Article

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