H2AX may function as an anchor to hold broken chromosomal DNA ends in close proximity

Cell Cycle

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-148

  Bassing, Craig H ^a   Alt, Frederick W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin structure; Double strand breaks; Genomic instability; Histone H2AX; Translocations

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2AX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BLOOM SYNDROME; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHROMOSOME; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOUSE; NIJMEGEN BREAKAGE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW;

EID: 85077949203     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.3.2.684     Document Type: Review

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