Mechanism behind DNA repair via fork reversal. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Mechanism behind DNA repair via fork reversal.

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When an SSB appears, polymerase epsilon approaches the nick before retracing its steps thanks to its exonuclease, allowing fork reversal to take place. The nick is repaired as an SSB, and replication can continue as usual.

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