Components of the Ku-dependent non-homologous end-joining pathway are involved in telomeric length maintenance and telomeric silencing

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1819-1828

  Boulton, Simon J ^a   Jackson, Stephen P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

DSB repair; Ku; Rad50; Silencing; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SILENCER GENE; TELOMERE;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HISTONE DEACETYLASES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIRTUINS; TELOMERE; TEMPERATURE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0032536861     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.6.1819     Document Type: Article

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