Yeast RAD2, a homolog of human XPG, plays a key role in the regulation of the cell cycle and actin dynamics.
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SUBMITTER: Kang MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3892158 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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