Ku protein stimulates DNA end joining by mammalian DNA ligases: A direct role for Ku in repair of DNA double-strand breaks

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 609-614

  Ramsden, Dale A ^a   Geliert, Martin ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DNA PK; Ku70; Ku86; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA HELICASES; DNA LIGASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032518680     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.2.609     Document Type: Article

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