Mismatch repair proteins and mitotic genome stability

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 451, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 151-167

  Harfe, Brian D ^a   Jinks Robertson, Sue ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mismatch repair; Mutation; Recombination; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EXONUCLEASE; HETERODUPLEX; REPETITIVE DNA;

DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; GENETIC STABILITY; MISSENSE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXONUCLEASES; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOME; HUMANS; MITOSIS; MUTATION; MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; YEASTS;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034733597     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(00)00047-6     Document Type: Review

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