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DNA single-strand breaks (SSBs) are amongst the commonest DNA lesions arising in cells, with many tens of thousands induced in each cell each day. SSBs arise not only from exposure to intracellular and environmental genotoxins but also as intermediates of normal DNA metabolic processes, such as the removal of torsional stress in DNA by topoisomerase enzymes and the epigenetic regulation of gene expression by DNA base excision repair (BER). If not rapidly detected and repaired, SSBs can result in RNA polymerase stalling, DNA replication fork collapse, and hyperactivation of the SSB sensor protein poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1). The potential impact of unrepaired SSBs is illustrated by the existence of genetic diseases in which proteins involved in SSB repair (SSBR) are mutated, and which are typified by hereditary neurodevelopmental and/or neurodegenerative disease. Here, I review our current understanding of SSBR and its impact on human neurological disease, with a focus on recent developments and concepts. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Keith W Caldecott. DNA single-strand break repair and human genetic disease. Trends in cell biology. 2022 Sep;32(9):733-745

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