Chromosomal end-to-end fusions in immortalized mouse embryonic fibroblasts deficient in the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit

Cancer Letters

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-86

  Rebuzzini, Paola ^a   Lisa, Antonella ^a   Giulotto, Elena ^b   Mondello, Chiara ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular immortalization; DNA dependent protein kinase; Mouse embryonic fibroblasts; Robertsonian translocations; Telomeres; Telomeric fusions

Indexed keywords

DNA DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL MUTANT; CELL TYPE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FIBROBLAST; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBERTSONIAN CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; TELOMERE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; ROBERTSONIA;

EID: 0345599233     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2003.08.028     Document Type: Article

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