Joint Molecule Resolution Requires the Redundant Activities of MUS-81 and XPF-1 during Caenorhabditis elegans Meiosis

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  O'Neil, Nigel J ^a,c   Martin, Julie S ^b   Youds, Jillian L ^b   Ward, Jordan D ^b,d   Petalcorin, Mark I R ^b   Rose, Anne M ^a   Boulton, Simon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE MUS 81; ENDONUCLEASE XPF 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; LETHALITY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORTHOLOGY; PACHYTENE; PHENOTYPE; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DNA HELICASES; DNA, CRUCIFORM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ENDONUCLEASES; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84880842863     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003582     Document Type: Article

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