ADAR-mediated RNA editing of DNA:RNA hybrids is required for DNA double strand break repair

Different roles of specific RNA-related factors in DNA repair have now been reported. Here the authors reveal a role for RNA-editing by ADAR in DNA end resection following double strand break formation and a change in pattern of ADAR2-mediated A-to-I editing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonia Jimeno, Rosario Prados-Carvajal, María Jesús Fernández-Ávila, Sonia Silva, Domenico Alessandro Silvestris, Martín Endara-Coll, Guillermo Rodríguez-Real, Judit Domingo-Prim, Fernando Mejías-Navarro, Amador Romero-Franco, Silvia Jimeno-González, Sonia Barroso, Valeriana Cesarini, Andrés Aguilera, Angela Gallo, Neus Visa, Pablo Huertas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25790-2