Iarovaia OV, Rubtsov M, Ioudinkova E, Tsfasman T, Razin SV, Vassetzky YS. Dynamics of double strand breaks and chromosomal translocations.
Mol Cancer 2014;
13:249. [PMID:
25404525 PMCID:
PMC4289179 DOI:
10.1186/1476-4598-13-249]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Chromosomal translocations are a major cause of cancer. At the same time, the mechanisms that lead to specific chromosomal translocations that associate different gene regions remain largely unknown. Translocations are induced by double strand breaks (DSBs) in DNA. Here we review recent data on the mechanisms of generation, mobility and repair of DSBs and stress the importance of the nuclear organization in this process.
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