The MUS81 endonuclease is essential for telomerase negative cell proliferation

Cell Cycle

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2157-2160

  Zeng, Sicong ^a,b   Yang, Qin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ALT; APBs; MUS81; Telomere recombination

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; MUS81 PROTEIN; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER CELL; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH DISORDER; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

EID: 68049114598     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.14.9149     Document Type: Review

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