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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Terry Orr-Weaver
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-66689 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Alexander Jessica L JL Barrasa M Inmaculada MI Orr-Weaver Terry L TL
Current biology : CB 20150604 12
Replication origins are under tight regulation to ensure activation occurs only once per cell cycle [1, 2]. Origin re-firing in a single S phase leads to the generation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and activation of the DNA damage checkpoint [2-7]. If the checkpoint is blocked, cells enter mitosis with partially re-replicated DNA that generates chromosome breaks and fusions [5]. These types of chromosomal aberrations are common in numerous human cancers, suggesting that re-replication even ...[more]