Egel Richard
Department of Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2A, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
Curr Biol. 2004 Nov 9;14(21):R915-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.10.012.
Mating-type switching in fission yeast has long been known to be directed by a DNA 'imprint'. This imprint has now been firmly characterized as a protected site-specific and strand-specific nick. New work also links the widely conserved Swi1-Swi3 complex to the protection of stalled replication forks in general.