Polymerases and the Replisome: Machines within Machines

We wish to thank Bruce Stillman, Jacqueline Lees, Alan Grossman, Ilana Goldhaber-Gordon, Glenn Sanders, Yong-In Kim, and Oscar Aparicio for comments on the manuscript. Work in S. P. B.'s laboratory is supported by an NIH grant (GM-52339), the Searle Foundation, and the Rita Allen Foundation. Work in T. A. B.'s laboratory is supported by an NIH grant (GM-499224) and by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. T. A. B. is an employee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a recipient of a National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award.

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