title: The Good and Bad of RNA:DNA Hybrids in Double-Strand Break Repair.
abstract: Transcription and genome stability have somewhat of a love-hate relationship. In a recent issue of Cell, Ohle et al. (2016) demonstrate a previously unappreciated mechanism by which transcription and RNA contribute to genome stability.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cell, Cell Press, 50 Hampshire Street, 5th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: bplosky@cell.com.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Plosky
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA; D053903:DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D012313:RNA
chemical_list: D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA