Recurrent DNA Break Clusters Regulated by Polymerase Theta Are Essential for Replication Stress Induced Copy Number Variation
Lorenzo Corazzi, Alex Ing, Vivien S. Ionasz, Anna J. M. Marx, Nathan Trausch, Sarah Benedetto, Giulia Di Muzio, Boyu Ding, Jana Berlanda, Marco Giaisi, Nina Claudino, Thomas Höfer, Pei‐Chi Wei
This study identifies recurrent DNA break clusters (RDCs) as causal factors for CNV formation under replication stress and shows DNA polymerase theta's role in preventing these events.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology