The Arabidopsis MEI1 gene encodes a protein with five BRCT domains that is involved in meiosis-specific DNA repair events independent of SPO11-induced DSBs

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-475

  Mathilde, Grelon ^a   Ghislaine, Gendrot ^a   Daniel, Vezon ^a   Georges, Pelletier ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; BRCT domains; MEI1; Meiosis; SpRAD4; TopBP1

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; PROTEINS;

GENE ENCODES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, PLANT; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041350557     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01820.x     Document Type: Article

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