Roles of the Werner syndrome RecQ helicase in DNA replication

DNA Repair

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1776-1786

  Sidorova, Julia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage tolerance; Human cell culture; RecQ helicase; Replication stress; Werner syndrome

Indexed keywords

BLOOM SYNDROME HELICASE; RECQ HELICASE; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA REPLICATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; RECQ HELICASES; S PHASE; TELOMERE; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 53149151798     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.07.017     Document Type: Review

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