Multiple human single-stranded DNA binding proteins function in genome maintenance: Structural, biochemical and functional analysis Human single-stranded DNA binding proteins D. J. Richard et al.

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 98-116

  Richard, Derek J ^a   Bolderson, Emma ^a   Khanna, Kum Kum ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Checkpoint control; Homology directed repair (HDR); Nucleotide excision repair (NER); Replication fork restart; Translesion synthesis

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; REPLICATION FACTOR A; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA BINDING; DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EUKARYOTES BY HABITAT; EXCISION REPAIR; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; XENOPUS;

DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350491426     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230902849180     Document Type: Review

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