Fol. Biol. 2009, 55, 218-223

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2009055060218

Gradual Loss of DNA-PK Activity from the Cytoplasm Is Coincident with the Nuclear Translocation of Its Activator Ku during Early Development of Xenopus laevis

Jyotshnabala Kanungo

Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Received October 2009
Accepted October 2009

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