Aspergillus nidulans as a model system to characterize the DNA damage response in eukaryotes

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 428-442

  Goldman, Gustavo H ^a   Kafer, Etta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPISTASIS; EUKARYOTE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC STABILITY; MITOTIC RECOMBINATION; MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; MUTATION;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1442333687     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2003.12.001     Document Type: Review

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