Transcription-induced DNA toxicity at trinucleotide repeats Double bubble is trouble

Cell Cycle

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 611-618

  Lin, Yunfu ^a   Wilson, John H ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ATR pathway; Cell cycle; Convergent transcription; DNA toxicity; Trinucleotide repeats

Indexed keywords

DNA;

APOPTOSIS; CAG REPEAT; CELL DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA METABOLISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 79951904498     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.4.14729     Document Type: Review

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