Complex Breakpoints and Template Switching Associated with Non-canonical Termination of Homologous Recombination in Mammalian Cells.

A proportion of homologous recombination (HR) events in mammalian cells resolve by "long tract" gene conversion, reflecting copying of several kilobases from the donor sister chromatid prior to termination. Cells lacking the major hereditary breast/ovarian cancer predisposition genes, BRCA...

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Main Authors: Andrea J Hartlerode, Nicholas A Willis, Anbazhagan Rajendran, John P Manis, Ralph Scully
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5104497?pdf=render