Checkpoint Adaptation Molecular Mechanisms Uncovered
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Adaptation to the DNA damage checkpoint is a phenomenon long thought to be confined to the unicellular world. A new report in this issue of Cell by suggests the presence of a checkpoint adaptation pathway in Xenopus egg extracts that displays interesting molecular parallels to adaptation in yeast.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 117 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004