Microhomology-mediated end joining induces hypermutagenesis at breakpoint junctions.

Microhomology (MH) flanking a DNA double-strand break (DSB) drives chromosomal rearrangements but its role in mutagenesis has not yet been analyzed. Here we determined the mutation frequency of a URA3 reporter gene placed at multiple locations distal to a DSB, which is flanked by different sizes (15...

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Main Authors: Supriya Sinha, Fuyang Li, Diana Villarreal, Jae Hoon Shim, Suhyeon Yoon, Kyungjae Myung, Eun Yong Shim, Sang Eun Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5413072?pdf=render