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Structure of the origin recognition complex bound to DNA replication origin Ningning Li, Wai Hei Lam, Yuanliang Zhai, Jiaxuan Cheng, Erchao Cheng, Yongqian Zhao, Ning Gao & Bik-Kwoon Tye Nature volume 559, pages217–222 (2018)

High speed of fork progression induces DNA replication stress and genomic instability Apolinar Maya-Mendoza, Pavel Moudry, Joanna Maria Merchut-Maya, MyungHee Lee, Robert Strauss & Jiri Bartek Naturevolume 559, pages279–284 (2018)

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