Role of yeast SIR genes and mating type in directing DNA double-strand breaks to homologous and non-homologous repair paths

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 767-770

  Lee, Sang Eun ^a   Pâques, Frédéric ^a   Sylvan, Jason ^a   Haber, James E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; DELETION MUTAGENESIS; DIPLOIDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL MUTANT; GENE CONVERSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAPLOIDY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MATING SYSTEM; TELOMERE;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRIXIS;

EID: 0033565609     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80339-X     Document Type: Article

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