Effects of mutations in DNA repair genes on formation of ribosomal DNA circles and life span in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 3848-3856

  Park, Peter U ^a   Defossez, Pierre Antoine ^a   Guarente, Leonard ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MUTANT; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032911048     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.5.3848     Document Type: Article

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