The sequences near Chi sites allow the RecBCD pathway to avoid genomic rearrangements
Chastity Li, Claudia Danilowicz, Tommy F. Tashjian, Veronica G. Godoy, Chantal Prévost, Mara Prentiss
The paper shows that Chi sites at the ends of RecBCD-generated ssDNA tails prevent genomic rearrangements by ensuring proper homology search and strand exchange during bacterial recombinational repair.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics