An R-loop is a three-stranded nucleic acid structure, composed of a DNA:RNA hybrid and the associated non-template single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). R-loops may be formed in a variety of circumstances, and may be tolerated or cleared by cellular components. The term “R-loop“ was given to reflect the similarity of these structures to D-loops; the “R“ in this case represents the involvement of an RNA moiety.
In the laboratory, R-loops may also be created by the hybridization of mature mRNA with double-stranded DNA under conditions favoring the formation of a DNA-RNA hybrid; in this case, the intron regions (which have been spliced out of the mRNA) form single-stranded loops, as they cannot hybridize with complementary sequence in the mRNA.
R-looping was first described in 1976. Independent R-looping studies from the laboratories of Richard J. Roberts and Phillip A. Sharp showed that protein coding adenovirus genes contained DNA sequences that were not present in the mature mRNA. Roberts and Sharp were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1993 for independently discovering introns. After their discovery in adenovirus, introns were found in a number of eukaryotic genes such as the eukaryotic ovalbumin gene (first by the O’Malley laboratory, then confirmed by other groups) hexon DNA, and extrachromosomal rRNA genes of Tetrahymena thermophila.
In the mid-1980’s, development of an antibody that binds specifically to the R-loop structure opened the door for immunofluorescence studies, as well as genome-wide characterization of R-loop formation by DRIP-seq.
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