Functions of human replication protein A (RPA): From DNA replication to DNA damage and stress responses

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 267-273

  Zou, Yue ^a   Liu, Yiyong ^a   Wu, Xiaoming ^a   Shell, Steven M ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; STRESS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPLICATION PROTEIN A;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; EUKARYOTA; SIMIAN VIRUS 40;

EID: 33745607897     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20622     Document Type: Article

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