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. 2011 Aug 1;10(15):2417-8.
doi: 10.4161/cc.10.15.16201. Epub 2011 Aug 1.

It's all about flaps: Dna2 and checkpoint activation

Peter M Burgers
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It's all about flaps: Dna2 and checkpoint activation

Peter M Burgers. Cell Cycle. .
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Figure 1. Dna2 nuclease in DNA metabolism. (A) Pathways in which Dna2 nuclease participates. (B) Balance of short vs. long flap distribution during Okazaki fragment maturation is affected by various mutations. RAD27 = FEN1. See text for details.
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