An elegans Solution for Crossover Formation

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Bellendir, Stephanie P ^a   Sekelsky, Jeff ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOM SYNDROME HELICASE; ENDONUCLEASE; FUNGAL ENZYME; PROTEIN HIM 18; PROTEIN HIM 6; PROTEIN MEI 9; PROTEIN MMS4; PROTEIN MUS81; PROTEIN SLX1; PROTEIN SLX2; PROTEIN SLX3; PROTEIN SLX4; PROTEIN XPF 1; PROTEIN YEN1; RESOLVASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CROSSING OVER; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EXCISION REPAIR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA HELICASES; DNA, CRUCIFORM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84880801889     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003658     Document Type: Article

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