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non-homologous end joining (NHEJ)
pathway that repairs double-strand breaks in DNA
break ends are directly ligated without a homologous template, in contrast to homologous recombination
Related
homologous recombination
General
DNA double-strand break repair
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Double strand break repair: non-homologous end joining
References
- Khanna KK & Jackson SP.
A double-strand breaks: signaling, repair and the cancer
connection.
Nature Genetics 27:247-54, 2001
PMID: 11242102
- Wikipedia: Non-homologous end joining
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-homologous_end_joining