RNA–DNA Hybrids Support Recombination-Based Telomere Maintenance in Fission Yeast
Hu Y, Bennett HW, Liu N, Moravec M, Williams JF, Azzalin CM, King MC. RNA–DNA Hybrids Support Recombination-Based Telomere Maintenance in Fission Yeast. Genetics 2019, 213: 431-447. PMID: 31405990, PMCID: PMC6781888, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomeric repeat-containing RNAHomology-directed repairFission yeastR-loopsLinear chromosomesTelomere maintenanceRecombination-based telomere maintenanceTelomerase-independent telomere maintenanceShelterin component Rap1State of telomeresTelomeric R-loopsRepeat-containing RNARNA-DNA hybridsDeletion of Rap1Telomerase-independent mechanismChromosome endsShelterin componentsGrowth crisisTelomerase functionTelomeric DNARecombination factorsSubset of cancersTelomeresAlternative lengtheningShort telomeres