Replication fork reversal and the maintenance of genome stability

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3475-3492

  Atkinson, John ^a   McGlynn, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FANCM PROTEIN; FORKED DNA; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RAD5 PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; RECG HELICASE; RECQ HELICASE; RUVAB PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; STRAND EXCHANGE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY;

EID: 67649862225     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp244     Document Type: Article

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