Mammalian DNA damage response pathway

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 570, Issue , 2005, Pages 425-455

  Lou, Zhenkun ^a   Chen, Junjie ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; ATR PROTEIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; CHECKPOINT KINASE 1; CHECKPOINT KINASE 2; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); MICROCEPHALIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN P53; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR SENSOR; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34548680732     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3764-3_15     Document Type: Review

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