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nonhomologous end joining complex

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A protein complex that plays a role in DNA double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining. Such complexes typically contain a specialized DNA ligase (e.g. Lig4 in eukaryotes) and one or more proteins that bind to DNA ends. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17072889 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17938628 ]

Term info

Label

nonhomologous end joining complex

Synonyms
  • NHEJ complex
  • non-homologous end joining complex
has obo namespace

cellular_component

id

GO:0070419

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