Resolving branched DNA intermediates with structure-specific nucleases during replication in eukaryotes

Chromosoma

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 499-515

  Rass, Ulrich ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; EME1 NUCLEASE; GEN1 NUCLEASE; MMS4 NUCLEASE; MUS81 NUCLEASE; NUCLEASE; SLX1 NUCLEASE; SLX4 NUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YEN1 NUCLEASE;

BACTERIAL GENE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL STRESS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; RUVC GENE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ENDONUCLEASES; EUKARYOTA; GENOME; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION RESOLVASES; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84889088229     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: 14320886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-013-0431-z     Document Type: Review

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