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Proofreading and DNA Repair Assay Using Single Nucleotide Extension and MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Analysis
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DNA repair: trust but verify
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, IA 52242, USA. maria-spies@uiowa.edu
Current Biology : CB
|February 9, 2013
Abstract:
Damage recognition is a key initial step in DNA repair. A recent study puts to rest the debate of whether XPD helicase 'verifies' the appropriateness of the DNA damage to be mended by the nucleotide excision repair machinery.
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