The function of DNA polymerase α at telomeric G tails is important for telomere homeostasis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 786-796

  Martin, Aegina Adams ^a,c   Dionne, Isabelle ^b   Wellinger, Raymund J ^b   Holm, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; DNA POLYMERASE I; DNA PRIMERS; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PEPTIDES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033982575     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.3.786-796.2000     Document Type: Article

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