Helicases in R-loop Formation and Resolution

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With the development and wide usage of CRISPR technology, the presence of R-loop structures, which consist of an RNA-DNA hybrid and a displaced single-strand (ss) DNA, has become well accepted. R-loop structures have been implicated in a variety of circumstances and play critical roles in the metabolism of nucleic acid and relevant biological processes, including transcription, DNA repair, and telomere maintenance. Helicases are enzymes that use an ATP-driven motor force to unwind double-strand (ds) DNA, dsRNA, or RNA-DNA hybrids. Additionally, certain helicases have strand-annealing activity. Thus, helicases possess unique positions for R-loop biogenesis: they utilize their strand-annealing activity to promote the hybridization of RNA to DNA, leading to the formation of R-loops; conversely, they utilize their unwinding activity to separate RNA-DNA hybrids and resolve R-loops. Indeed, numerous helicases such as senataxin (SETX), Aquarius (AQR), WRN, BLM, RTEL1, PIF1, FANCM, ATRX (alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation, X-linked), CasDinG, and several DEAD/H-box proteins are reported to resolve R-loops; while other helicases, such as Cas3 and UPF1, are reported to stimulate R-loop formation. Moreover, helicases like DDX1, DDX17, and DHX9 have been identified in both R-loop formation and resolution. In this review, we will summarize the latest understandings regarding the roles of helicases in R-loop metabolism. Additionally, we will highlight challenges associated with drug discovery in the context of targeting these R-loop helicases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:299

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 299(2023), 11 vom: 30. Nov., Seite 105307

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Shizhuo [VerfasserIn]
Winstone, Lacey [VerfasserIn]
Mondal, Sohaumn [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yuliang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
9007-49-2
CRISPR
Cancer
DNA
DNA-Binding Proteins
Disease
Helicase
Journal Article
R-loop
R-loop formation
R-loop resolution
RNA
RNA-Binding Proteins
RNA-DNA hybrid
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 30.11.2023

Date Revised 06.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105307

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NLM362746109