An overview of the molecular mechanismsof recombinational DNA repair

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA HELICASE; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOMBINATION REPAIR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATIONAL DNA REPAIR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84946423579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016410     Document Type: Review

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