Replication fork stalling in WRN-deficient cells is overcome by prompt activation of a MUS81-dependent pathway

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-252

  Franchitto, Annapaola ^a   Pirzio, Livia Maria ^a   Prosperi, Ennio ^b   Sapora, Orazio ^a   Bignami, Margherita ^a   Pichierri, Pietro ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA; WERNER SYNDROME PROTEIN; CYCLINE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ENDONUCLEASE; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; MUS81 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RAD51 PROTEIN; RECQ HELICASE; WRN PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN CHROMOSOME; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; WERNER SYNDROME;

CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; ENDONUCLEASES; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RECQ HELICASES; S PHASE; WERNER SYNDROME;

EID: 55949108120     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200803173     Document Type: Article

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