Transcription-induced CAG repeat contraction in human cells is mediated in part by transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6209-6217

  Lin, Yunfu ^a   Wilson, John H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; PROTEASOME; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBIQUITIN PROTEIN LIGASE E3;

APEX1 GENE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; OGG1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA GLYCOSYLASES; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; DNA-(APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; HUMANS; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34548204316     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.00739-07     Document Type: Article

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