New mechanism for maintaining genome stability discovered

PHYSorg
Jan 14, 2025, 11:34 am126 pts
Genetically speaking, it's a bacterium's worst-case scenario: During transcription, newly minted RNA sticks to its DNA template, forming a 3-stranded structure known as an R-loop. While these structures have some important roles to play in a cell, R-loops in the wrong place at the wrong time can be disastrous,…

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