Homologous recombination repair (HRR), a crucial approach in DNA damage repair, is an attractive target in cancer therapy and drug design. The Bloom syndrome protein (BLM) is a 3′–5′ DNA helicase that
The UV component of sunlight is the major carcinogen involved in the etiology of skin cancers. We have studied the rare, hereditary syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), which is characterized by a ver
Numerous methods are available for the mapping of DNA lesions ranging from double-strand breaks (DSBs) to incorporated ribonucleotides. We now present a technology based on the Genomewide Ligation of
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Replication forks stall at different DNA obstacles such as those originated by transcription. Fork stalling can lead to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) that will be preferentially repaired by homologo