The DNA damage response pathway contributes to the stability of chromosome III derivatives lacking efficient replicators.

In eukaryotic chromosomes, DNA replication initiates at multiple origins. Large inter-origin gaps arise when several adjacent origins fail to fire. Little is known about how cells cope with this situation. We created a derivative of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome III lacking all efficient origi...

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Main Authors: James F Theis, Carmela Irene, Ann Dershowitz, Renee L Brost, Michael L Tobin, Fabiana M di Sanzo, Jian-Ying Wang, Charles Boone, Carol S Newlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2996327?pdf=render