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DNA double-strand break repair and the evolution of intron density.


ABSTRACT: The density of introns is both an important feature of genome architecture and a highly variable trait across eukaryotes. This heterogeneity has posed an evolutionary puzzle for the last 30 years. Recent evidence is consistent with novel introns being the outcome of the error-prone repair of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Here we suggest that deletion of pre-existing introns could occur via the same pathway. We propose a novel framework in which species-specific differences in the activity of NHEJ and homologous recombination (HR) during the repair of DSBs underlie changes in intron density.

SUBMITTER: Farlow A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3020277 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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DNA double-strand break repair and the evolution of intron density.

Farlow Ashley A   Meduri Eshwar E   Schlötterer Christian C  

Trends in genetics : TIG 20101122 1


The density of introns is both an important feature of genome architecture and a highly variable trait across eukaryotes. This heterogeneity has posed an evolutionary puzzle for the last 30 years. Recent evidence is consistent with novel introns being the outcome of the error-prone repair of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Here we suggest that deletion of pre-existing introns could occur via the same pathway. We propose a novel framework in which species-  ...[more]

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