Isolation and characterization of point mutations in mismatch repair genes that destabilize microsatellites in yeast

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 8157-8167

  Sia, E A ^a   Dominska, M ^a   Stefanovic, L ^a   Petes, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOSITY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIPLOIDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, DOMINANT; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 0035158141     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.23.8157-8167.2001     Document Type: Article

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