Risky business: Microhomology-mediated end joining

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 788, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-24

  Sinha, Supriya ^a   Villarreal, Diana ^b   Shim, Eun Yong ^c   Lee, Sang Eun ^a,c  

^a Institute of Biotechnology   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal rearrangements; DNA double strand break repair; Microhomology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA END JOINING REPAIR; DNA REPAIR; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; GENE CONTROL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MICROHOMOLOGY MEDIATED END JOINING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; GENETICS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; INDEL MUTATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA BREAKS, DOUBLE-STRANDED; DNA END-JOINING REPAIR; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 84953790832     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: 18792871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2015.12.005     Document Type: Article

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