Live cell imaging of XLF and XRCC4 reveals a novel view of protein assembly in the non-homologous end-joining pathway

Cell Cycle

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1321-1325

  Yano, Ken Ichi ^a   Chen, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA double strand breaks; Live cell imaging; Non homologous end joining; XLF; XRCC4

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; KU ANTIGEN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN XLF; PROTEIN XRCC4; XRCC1 PROTEIN;

COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 45749124305     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.10.5898     Document Type: Review

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