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ReviewFEBS letters2025

Looping forward: exploring R-loop processing and therapeutic potential.

Kalliopi Stratigi, Athanasios Siametis, George A Garinis

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Review in FEBS letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Transcription-Coupled Repair and R-Loop Crosstalk in Genome Stability.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kalliopi StratigiInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7476-6410
Athanasios SiametisInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0668-7563
George A GarinisInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3200-5004

Funding

ELIDEK 15546Fondation Santethe European Union- Next Generation EU, Greece 2.0 National Recovery and Resilience plan, National Flagship Initiative "Health and Pharmaceuticals" TAEDR-0535850The Horizon 2020 Marie Curie ITN GA 812829The Horizon 2020 Marie Curie ITN GA 812830The "Research-Create-Innovate" actions (MIA-RTDI) "Panther" 00852Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A. PAR00838Uni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A. PAR00863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the complex relationship between transcription and genome stability, with specific attention directed toward the physiological significance of molecular structures known as R-loops. These structures arise when an RNA strand invades into the DNA duplex, and their formation is involved in a wide range of regulatory functions affecting gene expression, DNA repair processes or cell homeostasis. The persistent presence of R-loops, if not effectively removed, contributes to genome instability, underscoring the significance of the factors responsible for their resolution and modification. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of how R-loop processing can drive either a beneficial or a harmful outcome. Additionally, we explore the potential for manipulating such structures to devise rationalized therapeutic strategies targeting the aberrant accumulation of R-loops.

Indexed as

DNAR-Loop StructuresRNAAnimalsDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansTranscription, GeneticDNARNADNA damageDNA repairgenome instabilityR‐loopstranscription

Identifiers

PMID38844597
PMCPMC11771710

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