Defective replication initiation results in locus specific chromosome breakage and a ribosomal RNA deficiency in yeast.
A form of dwarfism known as Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) is caused by recessive mutations in one of six different genes (ORC1, ORC4, ORC6, CDC6, CDT1, and MCM5). These genes encode components of the pre-replication complex, which assembles at origins of replication prior to S phase. Also, variants in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5658192?pdf=render |