The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MEC1 gene, which encodes a homolog of the human ATM gene product, is required for G1 arrest following radiation treatment

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 5841-5843

  Siede, Wolfram ^a   Allen, James B ^b   Elledge, Stephen J ^b   Friedberg, Errol C ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NOCODAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0029822784     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.19.5841-5843.1996     Document Type: Article

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