DNA damage during the G0/G1 phase triggers RNA-templated, Cockayne syndrome B-dependent homologous recombination.
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SUBMITTER: Wei L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4500203 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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