Genetic Characterization of Three Distinct Mechanisms Supporting RNA-Driven DNA Repair and Modification Reveals Major Role of DNA Polymerase ζ

  • Chance Meers
  • , Havva Keskin
  • , Gabor Banyai
  • , Olga Mazina
  • , Taehwan Yang
  • , Alli L. Gombolay
  • , Kuntal Mukherjee
  • , Efiyenia I. Kaparos
  • , Gary Newnam
  • , Alexander Mazin
  • , Francesca Storici

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Abstract

Still much is unknown about the roles of RNA in DNA repair and modification. Meers et al. characterize three genetic mechanisms by which RNA can directly or indirectly transfer genetic information to DNA in yeast cells and uncover that direct RNA-templated DNA recombination is aided by translesion DNA polymerase ζ.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1037-1050.e5
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume79
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 17 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DNA polymerase ζ
  • DNA repair
  • REV3
  • RNA recombination
  • RNA-mediated
  • RNA-templated
  • cDNA-mediated
  • homologous recombination
  • reverse transcriptase
  • translesion polymerase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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