E. coli mismatch repair acts downstream of replication fork stalling to stabilize the expanded (GAA.TTC)(n) sequence.

Mutat Res.Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 February 10.
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Mutat Res. 2009 February 10; 661(1-2): 71–77.
Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.11.003. PMCID: PMC2637364
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E. coli mismatch repair acts downstream of replication fork stalling to stabilize the expanded (GAA·TTC)n sequence
Rebecka L. Bourn,1 Paul M. Rindler,1 Laura M. Pollard,1 and Sanjay I. Bidichandani1,2
1Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Keywords: mismatch repair, triplet repeat instability, GAA triplet repeat, replication fork stalling