The contribution of homologous recombination in preserving genome integrity in mammalian cells

Biochimie

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 87-105

  Thompson, Larry H ^a   Schild, David ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double strand breaks; Genetic stability; Interstrand cross links; RAD51 pathway; Recombinational repair

Indexed keywords

BRCA2 PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CROSS LINKING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC CELL; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032743082     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(99)80042-X     Document Type: Article

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