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ReviewCancer science2026

Regulation of R-Loop Dynamics by Proteins and Long Noncoding RNAs: An Emerging Paradigm for Cancer Treatment.

Miho M Suzuki, Keiko Shinjo, Tatsunori Nishimura, Yutaka Kondo

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Review in Cancer science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Miho M SuzukiDivision of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-6610
Keiko ShinjoDivision of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-6453
Tatsunori NishimuraDivision of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Yutaka KondoDivision of Cancer Biology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-3191

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 23ama221204h0002Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 23ck0106816h0001Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23H02747Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 23K06634Takeda Science Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

R-loops are three-stranded nucleic acid structures comprising an RNA/DNA hybrid and a displaced single-stranded DNA. While transient R-loop formation is essential for various physiological processes, their persistent accumulation leads to genomic instability. Cancer cells exhibit elevated R-loop levels due to hypertranscription, replication stress, and impaired DNA repair pathways. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the molecular machinery that resolves R-loops, including chromatin remodelers, transcriptional regulators, nucleases, and helicases. We also highlight the emerging roles of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in modulating R-loop dynamics and explore how these RNA-based mechanisms cooperate with canonical resolution pathways. Finally, we explore the potential of targeting R-loop regulatory networks as a novel therapeutic strategy in cancer treatment.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsR-Loop StructuresRNA, Long NoncodingAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansRNA, Long NoncodingDNA damagegenome stabilitylong noncoding RNA (lncRNA)replication stressR‐loops

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PMID41277403
PMCPMC12861113

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