ERC Consolidator Grant · 2021
Mechanisms at the interface of DNA damage repair and transcription
Bulky DNA lesions are a major obstacle during gene transcription by RNA polymerase II enzymes (RNAPII). The stalling of RNAPII at DNA lesions triggers a genome-wide transcriptional arrest. Transcription-coupled repair (TCR) is a specialized DNA repair pathway that selectively removes DNA lesions from actively transcribed genes to restore transcription. Stalled RNAPII at DNA lesions forms a roadblock for advancing DNA replication forks resulting in toxic collisions. The mechanisms that enable the repair of transcription-blocking DNA lesions, the restoration of transcription after repair and the resolution of transcription-replication conflicts are poorly understood. To address these…
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