Mutation of yeast Ku genes disrupts the subnuclear organization of telomeres

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 653-657

  Laroche, Thierry ^a   Martin, Sophie G ^a   Gotta, Monica ^a   Gorham, Hazel C ^b   Pryde, Fiona E ^b   Louis, Edward J ^b   Gasser, Susan M ^a  

^a SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MATING TYPE LOCUS; MUTATION; PROTEIN GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUBNUCLEAR ORGANIZATION; TELOMERE;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032554793     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70252-0     Document Type: Article

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