Core and linker histone modifications involved in the dna damage response

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2010, Pages 17-42

  Chubb, Jennifer E ^a   Rea, Stephen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Core histones; DNA damage response (DDR); Double strand breaks (DSBs); Linker histones

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HISTONES;

EID: 77952985933     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3471-7_2     Document Type: Article

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