H2AX: The histone guardian of the genome

DNA Repair

Volumn 3, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 959-967

  Fernandez Capetillo, Oscar ^a   Lee, Alicia ^a   Nussenzweig, Michel ^b   Nussenzweig, André ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA double strand breaks; DNA repair; Genomic instability; H2AX

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2AX; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENOME; HISTONES; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SERINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 3242880238     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2004.03.024     Document Type: Review

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