The yin and yang of repair mechanisms in DNA structure-induced genetic instability

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 743-744, Issue , 2013, Pages 118-131

  Vasquez, Karen M ^a   Wang, Guliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DNA structure; Genetic instability; Triplex DNA; Z DNA

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; DNA; DNA H; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA Z; GENOMIC DNA; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; HELICASE; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAG REPEAT; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA HAIRPIN; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; EXCISION REPAIR; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84877921309     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: 09218262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2012.11.005     Document Type: Review

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