title: The dimeric Mcm8-9 complex of Xenopus laevis likely has a conserved function for resistance to DNA damage.
authors.affiliation: Center for Frontier Research, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan. mkanemak@nig.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kanemaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002457:Cell Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D059765:Homologous Recombination / Q000502:physiology*; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010063:Ovum / Q000378:metabolism*; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014982:Xenopus laevis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002457:Cell Extracts; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D004265:DNA Helicases
keywords: DNA repair; DNA replication; Mcm family proteins; Mcm2–7; Mcm8; Mcm9; and Xenopus laevis; homologous recombination