DNA ligases in the repair and replication of DNA

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 460, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 301-318

  Timson, David J ^a   Singleton, Martin R ^a   Wigley, Dale B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BRCT domain; DNA repair; Non homologous end joining; Okazaki fragment; Protein structure; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034734323     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(00)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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