Mimivirus reveals Mre11/Rad50 fusion proteins with a sporadic distribution in eukaryotes, bacteria, viruses and plasmids

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Mre11/Rad50 complex and the homologous SbcD/SbcC complex in bacteria play crucial roles in the metabolism of DNA double-strand breaks, including DNA repair, genome replication, homologous recombination and non-homologous end-join...

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Main Authors: Ogata Hiroyuki, Claverie Jean-Michel, Yoshida Takashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/427