γH2AX and its role in DNA double-strand break repair

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 568-577

  Fillingham, Jeffrey ^a   Keogh, Michael Christopher ^b   Krogan, Nevan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

H2AX; Checkpoint recovery; Chromatin; Double strand break repair; H2A; Homologous recombination

Indexed keywords

GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HISTOLOGY;

ΓH2AX; CHECKPOINT RECOVERY; CHROMATIN; DOUBLE-STRAND BREAK REPAIR; H2A; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; PHOSPHORYLATION;

DNA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BRCA1 PROTEIN; COHESIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE H2AX; HISTONE H2AX GAMMA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA; GAMMAH2AX PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; HISTONE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ACETYLATION; APOPTOSIS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; UBIQUITINATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

METAZOA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; HISTONES; MODELS, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 33750692709     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/O06-072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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