BLM helicase suppresses recombination at G-quadruplex motifs in transcribed genes

Bloom syndrome is characterized by high levels of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs). Here, the authors use single-cell DNA template strand-sequencing to map SCEs in patient cells, and propose that the BLM helicase protects the genome against unwanted recombination at sites of G-quadruplex structures...

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Main Authors: Niek van Wietmarschen, Sarra Merzouk, Nancy Halsema, Diana C. J. Spierings, Victor Guryev, Peter M. Lansdorp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02760-1