Sgs1 regulates gene conversion tract lengths and crossovers independently of its helicase activity

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4086-4094

  Lo, Yi Chen ^a   Paffett, Kimberly S ^a   Amit, Or ^a   Clikeman, Jennifer A ^a   Sterk, Rosa ^a   Brenneman, Mark A ^a,b   Nickoloff, Jac A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLM PROTEIN; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HELICASE; PROTEIN; RECQ HELICASE; RMI1 PROTEIN; SGS1 PROTEIN; TOP3 DNA TOPOISOMERASE; TOP3ALPHA DNA TOPOISOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CHROMOSOME MISAGGREGATION; CROSSING OVER; DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE CONVERSION TRACT LENGTH; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SGS1DELTA GENE; SRS2DELTA GENE;

CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA DAMAGE; DNA HELICASES; GENE CONVERSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33646874607     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00136-06     Document Type: Article

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