The ultrafine-bridge-associated endonuclease ANKLE1 is stimulated by tension in DNA to process branch-points
Korak Kumar Ray, Artur P. Kaczmarczyk, Alasdair D. J. Freeman, Faith Leow, Timothy J. Wilson, David Rueda, David M.J. Lilley
This study shows ANKLE1 is a tension-stimulated endonuclease that cleaves DNA branchpoints under high tension, aiding in resolving interchromosomal bridges during mitosis.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jun 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics