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Ploidy dictates repair pathway choice under DNA replication stress.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2011
Li Xin Chenglin, Tye Bik K
Abstract excerpt
This study reports an unusual ploidy-specific response to replication stress presented by a defective minichromosome maintenance (MCM) helicase allele in yeast. The corresponding mouse allele, Mcm4(Chaos3), predisposes mice to mammary gland tumors. While mcm4(Chaos3) causes replication stress in both haploid and diploid yeast, only diploid mutants exhibit G2/M delay, severe genetic instability (GIN), and reduced...
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