Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA ligase IV supports imprecise end joining independently of its catalytic activity.

DNA ligase IV (Dnl4 in budding yeast) is a specialized ligase used in non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Although point and truncation mutations arise in the human ligase IV syndrome, the roles of Dnl4 in DSB repair have mainly been examined using gene deletions. H...

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Main Authors: Kishore K Chiruvella, Zhuobin Liang, Shanda R Birkeland, Venkatesha Basrur, Thomas E Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694833?pdf=render