Paradigms for the three rs: DNA replication, recombination, and repair.
The recent decade has engendered a convergence of the otherwise distinct fields of DNA replication, recombination, and repair, as we are learning how these essential transactions can operate in coordination to achieve genomic stability and to ensure cellular viability. In the next decade, we can anticipate a functional understanding of the roles of posttranslational protein modifications in the regulation and prioritizing of pathways for genomic maintenance. The fundamental knowledge gained should lead to more effective clinical intervention in human disease.
Hanawalt
Philip C
PC
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. hanawalt@stanford.edu
D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D004261:DNA Replication; D042822:Genomic Instability; D006801:Humans; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D015398:Signal Transduction
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