Non-B DNA structure-induced genetic instability

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 598, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-119

  Wang, Guliang ^a   Vasquez, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cruciform; DNA repair; DNA secondary structure; Genetic instability; H DNA; Z DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA H; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA Z; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; NUCLEASE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE DELETION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MAMMAL CELL; MISMATCH REPAIR; MOUSE STRAIN; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33744944261     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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