| Literature DB >> 24811316 |
Deepak Bastia1, Shamsu Zaman2.
Abstract
Replication forks in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems pause at random sites due to depletion of dNTP pools, DNA damage, tight binding nonhistone proteins or unusual DNA sequences and/or structures, in a mostly non-polar fashion. However, there is also physiologically programmed replication termination at sequence-specific authentic replication termini. Here, the structure and functions of programmed replication termini, their mechanism of action and their diverse physiological functions in prokaryotes and eukaryotes have been reviewed.Entities:
Keywords: Crystal structure; Gene silencing; Recombination; Replication termination; Replicative aging; Terminator protein
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24811316 PMCID: PMC4077545 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.04.030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Cell Dev Biol ISSN: 1084-9521 Impact factor: 7.727