Essential role of brc-2 in chromosome integrity of germ cells in C. elegans

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 590-594

  Ko, Eunkyong ^a   Lee, Junho ^a   Lee, Hyunsook ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

brc 2; C. elegans; Chromosome integrity; Cosuppression; Germ cells

Indexed keywords

BRCA2 PROTEIN; DNA; PROTEIN BRC2; RAD51 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME BIVALENT; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA DAMAGE; EMBRYO CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PROPHASE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSGENE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENES, HELMINTH; GERM CELLS; MEIOSIS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 63449092932     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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