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Comparison of DNA replication in Xenopus laevis and Simian Virus 40

  • Maren Oehlmann
  • , Cathal Mahon
  • , Heinz Peter Nasheuer

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Abstract

DNA replication is a fundamental process within the cell cycle. The exact duplication of the genetic information ensures genome stability. Extensive research has identified the principal players required for the sequential processes: originlicensing (a controlled order of events giving a chromosome site the potential to be initiated within the S phase of the same cell cycle); initiation (by removing the license a previous licensed site is transformed into a site where the DNA helix starts to melt); and DNA replication (copying the parental DNA by leading and lagging strand DNA-synthesis). The present report compares the advantages and limitations of studying DNA replication in the model systems Xenopus laevis (X. laevis) and in Simian Virus 40 (SV40).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Molecular Oncology
Subtitle of host publicationEdited under the auspices of the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation (IFOM)
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages3-16
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9780387691145
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume604
ISSN (Print)0065-2598

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