Simon Boulton

Simon Boulton
Born
Simon Joseph Boulton
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ThesisThe functional characterisation of Ku in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1998)
Websitewww.london-research-institute.org.uk/research/simon-boulton

Simon Joseph Boulton FRS is a British scientist who has made important contributions to the understanding of DNA repair and the treatment of cancer resulting from DNA damage. He currently occupies the position of Senior Scientist and group leader of the DSB Repair Metabolism Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, London. He is also an honorary Professor at University College London.[4][5][6][7]

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  5. ^ Boulton, S. J.; Jackson, S. P. (1998). "Components of the Ku-dependent non-homologous end-joining pathway are involved in telomeric length maintenance and telomeric silencing". The EMBO Journal. 17 (6): 1819–1828. doi:10.1093/emboj/17.6.1819. PMC 1170529. PMID 9501103.
  6. ^ Boulton, S.; Jackson, S. P. (1996). "Identification of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ku80 homologue: Roles in DNA double strand break rejoining and in telomeric maintenance". Nucleic Acids Research. 24 (23): 4639–4648. doi:10.1093/nar/24.23.4639. PMC 146307. PMID 8972848.
  7. ^ Boulton, S. J.; Jackson, S. P. (1996). "Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ku70 potentiates illegitimate DNA double-strand break repair and serves as a barrier to error-prone DNA repair pathways". The EMBO Journal. 15 (18): 5093–5103. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00890.x. PMC 452249. PMID 8890183.