Telomeres and DNA double-strand breaks: Ever the twain shall meet?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2956-2964

  Bailey, S M ^a   Cornforth, M N ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Double strand breaks; Ionizing radiation; Telomeres

Indexed keywords

CYTOGENETICS; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA STRUCTURE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; TELOMERE; TERMINAL SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; CYTOGENETICS; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TELOMERE;

EID: 38549118450     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7242-4     Document Type: Review

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