Pol θ-mediated end-joining uses microhomologies containing mismatches

Abstract DNA polymerase theta (Pol θ) initiates repair of DNA double-strand breaks by pairing single strands at short “microhomologies”. It is important to understand microhomology selection, as some cancer cells rely on Pol θ for survival. Here, we investigate end-joining by purified human Pol θ, e...

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Main Authors: Yuzhen Li, Ngoc K. Dang, Wei He, Mark Returan, Denisse Carvajal-Maldonado, Adele T. Guerin, Han Xu, Bin Liu, Richard D. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61258-3
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