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Non-homologous end joining is important for repair of Cr(VI)-induced DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Microbiological research - 1 Jan 2008
Santoyo Gustavo, Strathern Jeffrey N
Abstract excerpt
Hexavalent chromium is known to be a potent carcinogen that leads to many different DNA lesions, including DNA-protein crosslinks, and single- and double-strand breaks. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, DNA double-strand breaks are mainly repaired by either homologous recombination (HR) or non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repair pathways. Here, we show that mutants deficient in NHEJ (yku70Delta, rad50Delta,...
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