Graphical Abstract Highlights d POLA1 inhibitors (PolAis) cause the uncoupling of leading and lagging strand synthesis d PolAi results in ssDNA formation at the lagging strand and a replication catastrophe d ssDNA caused by PolAis does not activate an ATRdependent stress response d RPA surplus allows cells to duplicate their genome with elevated strand uncoupling and ssDNA
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