Fragile sites: Breaking up over a slowdown

被引:36
作者
Cimprich, KA [1 ]
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[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Mol Pharmacol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00158-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Common fragile sites are specific regions in the human genome that are particularly prone to genomic instability under conditions of replicative stress. Recent data suggest that these sites depend on the checkpoint kinase ATR to maintain their stability.
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页码:R231 / R233
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