Involvement of DNA end-binding protein Ku in Ty element retrotransposition

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 6260-6268

  Downs, Jessica A ^a   Jackson, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GALACTOSE; INTEGRASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE MUTATION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRUS PARTICLE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032792105     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.9.6260     Document Type: Article

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