Crystal Structure of Human XLF: A Twist in Nonhomologous DNA End-Joining

Molecular Cell

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1093-1101

  Andres, Sara N ^a   Modesti, Mauro ^b   Tsai, Chun J ^c   Chu, Gilbert ^c   Junop, Murray S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; LIGASE; LIGASE IV; PROTEIN XLF; PROTEIN XRCC4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XRCC1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHOMOLOGOUS END JOINING REPAIR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIMERIZATION; DNA LIGASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 37349113779     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.10.024     Document Type: Article

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