Recombination proteins and telomere stability in plants

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-92

  Amiard, Simon ^a   White, Charles ^a   Gallego, Maria Eugenia ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; DDR; HR; NHEJ; Recombination; Signalling; Telomere

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; ATR PROTEIN; MRE11 PROTEIN; NIBRIN; RAD50 PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; REPLICATION FACTOR A; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC STABILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TELOMERE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79958175254     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: 18755550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920311795684931     Document Type: Review

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