Telomeric repeat mutagenicity in human somatic cells is modulated by repeat orientation and G-quadruplex stability

DNA Repair

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1119-1129

  Damerla, Rama Rao ^a   Knickelbein, Kelly E ^a   Kepchia, Devin ^a   Jackson, Abbe ^a   Armitage, Bruce A ^b   Eckert, Kristin A ^c   Opresko, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA replication; G quadruplex; Genomic instability; Mutagenesis; Telomere

Indexed keywords

GUANINE QUADRUPLEX;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTAGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOMATIC CELL; TELOMERE; THERMOSTABILITY;

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 78049373384     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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