Genomic Stability: FANCJ-Dependent G4 DNA Repair

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Maizels, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; DNA; DOG 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; DOG-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; FANCONI ANEMIA PROTEIN; HELICASE; HELMINTH DNA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DNA REPAIR; GENE; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA, HELMINTH; FANCONI ANEMIA COMPLEMENTATION GROUP PROTEINS; GENES, HELMINTH; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 47049092433     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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