Studying DNA Replication Fork Stability in Xenopus Egg Extract

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 745, Issue , 2011, Pages 437-445

  Hashimoto, Yoshitami ^a   Costanzo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a London Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA damage; DNA repair; DNA replication; fork restart; replication inhibitors and chromatin; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; OOCYTE; WESTERN BLOTTING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; OVUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 80053337582     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-129-1_25     Document Type: Chapter

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