title: Transcription as a source of genome instability.
abstract: Alterations in genome sequence and structure contribute to somatic disease, affect the fitness of subsequent generations and drive evolutionary processes. The crucial roles of highly accurate replication and efficient repair in maintaining overall genome integrity are well-known, but the more localized stability costs that are associated with transcribing DNA into RNA molecules are less appreciated. Here we review the diverse ways in which the essential process of transcription alters the underlying DNA template and thereby modifies the genetic landscape.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina                 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Nayun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jinks-Robertson
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004260:DNA Repair; D004261:DNA Replication; D042822:Genomic Instability; D006801:Humans; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004247:DNA