DNA damage triggers disruption of telomeric silencing and Mec1p-dependent relocation of Sir3p

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 963-966

  McAinsh, Andrew D ^a   Scott Drew, Suzanna ^a   Murray, James A H ^a   Jackson, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0033539095     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80424-2     Document Type: Article

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