Temporal regulation of the Mus81-Mms4 endonuclease ensures cell survival under conditions of DNA damage

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 8943-8958

  Saugar, Irene ^a   Vázquez, María Victoria ^a   Gallo Fernández, María ^a   Ortiz Bazán, María Ángeles ^a   Segurado, Mónica ^a,c   Calzada, Arturo ^b   Tercero, José Antonio ^a  

^a CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; PROTEIN MMS4; PROTEIN MUS81; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL BUDDING; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST CELL;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; FLAP ENDONUCLEASES; GENE DELETION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION RESOLVASES; HYDROXYUREA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RECQ HELICASES; S PHASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84885968281     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt645     Document Type: Article

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