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DNA repair: Clamping down on copy errors

Kad, Neil M., Van Houten, Bennett (2016) DNA repair: Clamping down on copy errors. Nature, 539 . pp. 498-499. ISSN 0028-0836. (doi:10.1038/nature20475) (KAR id:58753)

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Abstract

Repair enzymes must communicate across hundreds of nucleotides to undo errors made during DNA replication. Imaging reveals that the enzymes do this by forming a series of ring-like clamps that diffuse along the DNA.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1038/nature20475
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology (Living systems) > QP506 Molecular biology
Q Science > QP Physiology (Living systems) > QP517 Biochemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > School of Biosciences
Depositing User: Neil Kad
Date Deposited: 17 Nov 2016 15:48 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2020 13:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/58753 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)
Kad, Neil M.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-8595
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