Lack of gene- and strand-specific DNA repair in RNA polymerase III- transcribed human tRNA genes

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 219-229

  Dammann, Reinhard ^a   Pfeifer, Gerd P ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031014596     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.1.219     Document Type: Article

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