Two RING finger proteins mediate cooperation between ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes in DNA repair

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3388-3397

  Ulrich, Helle D ^a   Jentsch, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA repair; RING finger; SNF2; SWI2 homolog; Ubiquitin conjugating enzyme

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; RING FINGER PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; YEAST;

EID: 0034600851     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.13.3388     Document Type: Article

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