Programmed induction of DNA double strand breaks during meiosis: Setting up communication between DNA and the chromosome structure

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 147-155

  Borde, Valérie ^a   de Massy, Bernard ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; SPO11 PROTEIN;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROPHASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURES; CHROMOSOMES; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; OSTEOPONTIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84877824046     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: 18790380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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