Roles of the Werner syndrome protein in pathways required for maintenance of genome stability

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 491-506

  Brosh Jr , Robert M ^a   Bohr, Vilhelm A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome stability; Helicase; Werner syndrome

Indexed keywords

EXONUCLEASE; HELICASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN;

AGING; CANCER INHIBITION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0036161562     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5565(01)00227-3     Document Type: Article

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