Ribosomal RNA gene repeats, their stability and cellular senescence

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 119-129

  Kobayashi, Takehiko ^a  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Budding yeast; Cellular senescence; Genome stability; Noncoding transcription; Recombination; Ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA)

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL; CELL AGING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; RNA GENE; RNA STABILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL AGING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA STABILITY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 84899806551     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.90.119     Document Type: Review

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