The role of RecQ helicases in non-homologous end-joining

Guido Keijzers, Scott Maynard, Raghavendra A Shamanna, Lene Juel Rasmussen, Deborah L Croteau, Vilhelm A Bohr

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Abstract

DNA double-strand breaks are highly toxic DNA lesions that cause genomic instability, if not efficiently repaired. RecQ helicases are a family of highly conserved proteins that maintain genomic stability through their important roles in several DNA repair pathways, including DNA double-strand break repair. Double-strand breaks can be repaired by homologous recombination (HR) using sister chromatids as templates to facilitate precise DNA repair, or by an HR-independent mechanism known as non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) (error-prone). NHEJ is a non-templated DNA repair process, in which DNA termini are directly ligated. Canonical NHEJ requires DNA-PKcs and Ku70/80, while alternative NHEJ pathways are DNA-PKcs and Ku70/80 independent. This review discusses the role of RecQ helicases in NHEJ, alternative (or back-up) NHEJ (B-NHEJ) and microhomology-mediated end-joining (MMEJ) in V(D)J recombination, class switch recombination and telomere maintenance.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftCritical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Vol/bind49
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)463-472
Antal sider10
ISSN1040-9238
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 nov. 2014

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