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Replication Fork Stalling at Natural Impediments
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SUMMARY: Accurate and complete replication of the genome in every cell division is a prerequisite of genomic stability. Thus, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic replication forks are extremely precise and robust molecular machines that have evolved to be up to the task. However, it has recently become clear that the replication fork is more of a hurdler than a runner: it must overcome various obstacles present on its way. Such obstacles can be called natural impediments to DNA replication, as opposed to external and genetic factors. Natural impediments to DNA replication are particular DNA binding proteins, unusual secondary structures in DNA, and transcription complexes that occasionally (in eukaryotes) or constantly (in prokaryotes) operate on replicating templates. This review describes the mechanisms and consequences of replication stalling at various natural impediments, with an emphasis on the role of replication stalling in genomic instability.
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- Mirkin, E. V., & Mirkin, S. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- ORCID
- Mirkin, Sergei M.
- Venue
- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-35
- ISSN
- 1092-2172 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-5557
- PMC
- PMC1847372
- OpenAlex
- W2160336344
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- 1.62
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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- Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM060987, GM60987)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Keywords
- replication fork stalling, DNA replication, genomic instability, DNA-binding proteins, DNA secondary structure, replication fork reversal
- MeSH terms
- Animals, DNA Replication, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Models, Genetic, Transcription, Genetic, Replication Origin, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Escherichia coli Proteins, Genomic Instability
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