Functional analysis of coordinated cleavage in V(D)J recombination

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 4679-4688

  Kim, Deok Ryong ^a   Oettinger, Marjorie A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RECOMBINASE; SYNTHETIC DNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0001316589     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.8.4679     Document Type: Article

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