C. elegans: A model of Fanconi anemia and ICL repair

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 668, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 103-116

  Youds, Jillian L ^a   Barber, Louise J ^a   Boulton, Simon J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Fanconi anemia; Genome stability; ICL repair

Indexed keywords

BRCA2 PROTEIN; DNA; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP A PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP B PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP C PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP D2 PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP E PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP F PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP G PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP I PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP J PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP L PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP M PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA GROUP N PROTEIN; FANCONI ANEMIA PROTEIN; RAD51 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA CROSS LINKING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FANCONI ANEMIA; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DNA REPAIR; FANCONI ANEMIA; FANCONI ANEMIA COMPLEMENTATION GROUP PROTEINS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; MODELS, ANIMAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67650491724     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.11.007     Document Type: Review

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