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    • DNA Repair Mechanisms

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    • DNA triplet repeat expansion is a key mutational mechanism underlying neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington's disease.
    • The DNA mismatch repair protein MutSβ is thought to promote repeat expansion by recognizing hairpin structures.
    • The FAN1 nuclease acts as a suppressor of repeat expansion by cleaving these structures.

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    • To investigate the role of DNA extrusion size in determining the pathway choice between FAN1 and MutSβ.
    • To elucidate the molecular basis for the opposing roles of FAN1 and MutSβ in DNA triplet repeat stability.

    Main Methods:

    • Comparative analysis of FAN1 and MutSβ processing of DNA extrusions of varying sizes.
    • In vitro assays to assess nuclease activity and protein-DNA interactions.
    • Genetic studies to confirm the in vivo relevance of extrusion size-dependent pathway selection.

    Main Results:

    • Both FAN1 and MutSβ pathways process extrusions containing 2-3 triplet repeats.
    • Single triplet extrusions are not cleaved by FAN1 and are exclusively processed by the MutSβ-dependent mismatch repair pathway.
    • This size-dependent processing dictates whether DNA triplet repeats expand or remain stable.

    Conclusions:

    • The size of DNA extrusions is a critical determinant of DNA repair pathway choice.
    • This size-based mechanism controls the balance between repeat expansion and stability, impacting disease pathogenesis.
    • Findings offer new insights into DNA structural dynamics and pathway selection in DNA repair.