Dynamics of double strand breaks and chromosomal translocations

Chromosomal translocations are a major cause of cancer. At the same time, the mechanisms that lead to specific chromosomal translocations that associate different gene regions remain largely unknown. Translocations are induced by double strand breaks (DSBs) in DNA. Here we review recent data on the...

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Autores principales: Iarovaia, Olga V, Rubtsov, Mikhail, Ioudinkova, Elena, Tsfasman, Tatiana, Razin, Sergey V, Vassetzky, Yegor S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25404525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-4598-13-249
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Sumario:Chromosomal translocations are a major cause of cancer. At the same time, the mechanisms that lead to specific chromosomal translocations that associate different gene regions remain largely unknown. Translocations are induced by double strand breaks (DSBs) in DNA. Here we review recent data on the mechanisms of generation, mobility and repair of DSBs and stress the importance of the nuclear organization in this process.

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