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Ku80 plays a role in non-homologous recombination but is not required for T-DNA integration in Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2003
Gallego M E, Bleuyard J-Y, Daoudal-Cotterell S, Jallut N, White C I
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomal breaks are repaired by homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) mechanisms. The Ku70/Ku80 heterodimer binds DNA ends and plays roles in NHEJ and telomere maintenance in organisms ranging from yeast to humans. We have previously identified a ku80 mutant of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and shown the role of Ku80 in telomere homeostasis in plant cells. We show here that...
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