Tying up loose ends: Nonhomologous end-joining in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 451, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 71-89

  Lewis, L Kevin ^a   Resnick, Michael A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TELOMERE;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0034733497     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00041-5     Document Type: Review

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