How homologous recombination maintains telomere integrity

Chromosoma

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 119-130

  Tacconi, Eliana M C ^a   Tarsounas, Madalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE QUADRUPLEX; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; RAD51 PROTEIN; TELOMERASE; TELOMERIC REPEAT BINDING FACTOR 2; DNA; SHELTERIN, HUMAN; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; ANIMAL; DNA REPLICATION; GENETICS; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMANS; MAMMALS; NEOPLASMS; TELOMERE; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 84929945456     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: 14320886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-014-0497-2     Document Type: Review

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