Functions of human DNA polymerases η, κ and ι suggested by their properties, including fidelity with undamaged DNA templates

DNA Repair

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-149

  Kunkel, Thomas A ^a   Pavlov, Youri I ^a   Bebenek, Katarzyna ^a  

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

Author keywords

DNA replication fidelity; Somatic hypermutation; Y family DNA polymerases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOSINE; DIHYDROXYBENZO[A]PYRENE OXIDE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE DELTA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE EPSILON; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ETA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA POLYMERASE IOTA; DNA POLYMERASE KAPPA; EXONUCLEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME 6; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA BINDING; DNA REPAIR; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DAMAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION; STEADY STATE; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MUTATION;

SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0037415391     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-7864(02)00224-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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