Proliferation curves of wt and 2 independent smc5 clones grown at 39.5ºC, with the estimated doubling time on the right. Data represents means ± SD of 4 experiments. Asterisks indicate p value ≤ 0.05, as derived from unpaired t-test type 3, two-sample unequal variance, carried out to check statistical significance between smc5 clones and wt. smc5 clone 1 versus wt, p=0.016, smc5 clone 2 versus wt, p=0.04. 