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XB-ART-36011
Cell Cycle 2007 Apr 15;68:914-8. doi: 10.4161/cc.6.8.4107.
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SMC proteins, new players in the maintenance of genomic stability.

Cortés-Ledesma F , de Piccoli G , Haber JE , Aragón L , Aguilera A .


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Homologous recombination (HR) is one of the key mechanisms responsible for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), including those that occur during DNA replication. Recent studies in yeast and mammals have uncovered that the SMC complexes cohesins and Smc5-Smc6 are recruited to induced DSBs, and play a role in the maintenance of genome stability by favouring SCR as the main recombinational DSB repair mechanism. These new results raise intriguing questions such as whether SMC proteins might play a functional role at collapsed replication forks, which may represent the main source of spontaneous recombinogenic damage. A deeper knowledge of the role of SMC proteins in DSB repair should contribute to a better understanding of chromosome dynamics and stability.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: smc5 smc6.1