Friedreich's ataxia-associated GAA repeats induce replication-fork reversal and unusual molecular junctions

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 486-494

  Follonier, Cindy ^a   Oehler, Judith ^a   Herrador, Raquel ^a   Lopes, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAA REPEAT; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; SISTER CHROMATID; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

DNA REPLICATION; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 84876160611     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2520     Document Type: Article

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