A hexamer tandem repeat RNA embedded within an SVA retrotransposon drives R-loop formation and neurodegeneration

Authors: Laura D’Ignazio, Alan P.R. Lorenzetti, Ellen B. Penney, Taylor A. Evans, Bareera Qamar, Alejandra E. McCord, Arthur S. Feltrin, Andre R. Barbosa, Bonna J. Sheehan, Bruno Araujo, Hunter H. Giles, Yanhong Wang, Tomoyo Sawada, Michael Zabolocki, Micaela Murcar, Cara Fernandez-Cerado, G. Paul Legarda, Michelle Sy, M. Salvie Velasco-Andrada, Edwin Munoz, Mark C. Ang, Cid Czarina E. Diesta, Cedric Bardy, D. Cristopher Bragg, Apua C.M. Paquola, and Jennifer A. Erwin

Cell Reports, 22 July 2025