Characterization of pathogenic human MSH2 missense mutations using yeast as a model system: A laboratory course in molecular biology

Cell Biology Education

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 031-048

  Gammie, Alison E ^a   Erdeniz, Naz ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Laboratory course; Mismatch repair; Molecular biology; Undergraduate; Yeast

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PLASMID DNA; PROTEIN MSH2; RECOMBINANT DNA; MSH2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DNA LIBRARY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MISMATCH REPAIR; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WRITING; YEAST; DNA SEQUENCE; EDUCATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; LABORATORY; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLASMID; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALLELES; CURRICULUM; DNA MISMATCH REPAIR; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA, RECOMBINANT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 17944403557     PISSN: 15367509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.03-08-0006     Document Type: Article

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