Mms4, a putative transcriptional (co)activator, protects Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells from endogenous and environmental DNA damage

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 614-623

  Xiao, W ^a   Chow, B L ^a   Milo, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Molecular cloning; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Spontaneous mutation; Transactivation

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA DAMAGE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031941079     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050689     Document Type: Article

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