The DNA-dependent protein kinase, DNA-PK: 10 Years and no ends in sight

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-512

  Lees Miller, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DNA dependent protein kinase; DNA PK; Ku; Phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PRKDC PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030339852     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-054     Document Type: Review

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