The Su(Hw) chromatin insulator protein alters double-strand break repair frequencies in the Drosophila germ line

Chromosoma

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 148-160

  Lankenau, Dirk Henner ^a   Peluso, Mario V ^a   Lankenau, Susanne ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA REPAIR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENOME; GERM LINE; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE TARGETING; GERM CELLS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; X CHROMOSOME;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033933948     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004120050423     Document Type: Article

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