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SUBMITTER: Zimmermann M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3664841 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zimmermann Michal M Lottersberger Francisca F Buonomo Sara B SB Sfeir Agnel A de Lange Titia T
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20130110 6120
The choice between double-strand break (DSB) repair by either homology-directed repair (HDR) or nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) is tightly regulated. Defects in this regulation can induce genome instability and cancer. 53BP1 is critical for the control of DSB repair, promoting NHEJ, and inhibiting the 5' end resection needed for HDR. Using dysfunctional telomeres and genome-wide DSBs, we identify Rif1 as the main factor used by 53BP1 to impair 5' end resection. Rif1 inhibits resection involving ...[more]