Transient expression of RAD51 in the late G2-phase is required for cell cycle progression in synchronous Physarum

Anthony Le Cigne1, Vanessa Menil-Philippot, Fabrice Fleury

  • 1Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France; Division of Mechanism and Regulation of DNA Repair, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France; Division of Epigenetics: Proliferation and Differentiation, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, UFIP UMR CNRS 6286 & Université de Nantes, 44322, Nantes Cedex 3, France.

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