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The RING finger E3 ligase RNF25 protects DNA replication forks independently of its canonical roles in ubiquitin

Lilly F Chiou1,2, Gaith N Droby1,2, Deepika Jayaprakash2,3,4

  • 1Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Nature Communications
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