Mechanism of mitotic recombination: insights from C. elegans.
Curr Opin Genet Dev
; 71: 10-18, 2021 12.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34186335
ABSTRACT
Homologous recombination (HR) plays a critical role in largely error-free repair of mitotic and meiotic DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). DSBs are one of the most deleterious DNA lesions, which are repaired by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), homologous recombination (HR) or, if compromised, micro-homology mediated end joining (MMEJ). If left unrepaired, DSBs can lead to cell death or if repaired incorrectly can result in chromosome rearrangements that drive cancer development. Here, we describe recent advances in the field of mitotic HR made using Caenorhabditis elegans roundworm, as a model system.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Caenorhabditis elegans
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DNA End-Joining Repair
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Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Opin Genet Dev
Journal subject:
GENETICA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom