Put a RING on it: Regulation and inhibition of RNF8 and RNF168 RING finger E3 ligases at DNA damage sites

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Bartocci, Cristina ^a   Denchi, Eros Lazzerini ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage response; Genomic stability; HR; NHEJ; Ring E3 ligase; RNF168; RNF8; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883506815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00128     Document Type: Review

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