Interference Between DNA Replication and Transcription as a Cause of Genomic Instability

Current Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-73

  Lin, Yea Lih ^a   Pasero, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

DNA polymerases; Genomic instability; R loops; Replication; RNA polymerases; Rnase H; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPLICATION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA STRAND; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; NONHUMAN; REPLISOME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84863023752     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: 18755488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920212799034767     Document Type: Article

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