The processing of double-stranded DNA breaks for recombinational repair by helicase-nuclease complexes

DNA Repair

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-285

  Yeeles, Joseph T P ^a   Dillingham, Mark S ^a  

^a Dept Anat Sch Med Sci U   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AddAB; Dna2; Double stranded DNA break repair; Helicase nuclease; Homologous recombination; RecBCD

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NUCLEASE;

DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 76749090482     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2009.12.016     Document Type: Review

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