BLM Helicase Ortholog Sgs1 Is a Central Regulator of Meiotic Recombination Intermediate Metabolism

Molecular Cell

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-53

  De Muyt, Arnaud ^a   Jessop, Lea ^a   Kolar, Elizabeth ^a   Sourirajan, Anuradha ^a   Chen, Jianhong ^a   Dayani, Yaron ^a   Lichten, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLM HELICASE SGS1; BLOOM SYNDROME HELICASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WILD TYPE;

CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA, CRUCIFORM; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENDONUCLEASES; FLAP ENDONUCLEASES; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION RESOLVASES; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MUTATION; RECQ HELICASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84859699244     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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