P nucleotides, hairpin DNA and V(D)J joining: Making the connection

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 131-141

  Lewis, Susanna M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

End joining; Hairpin DNA; P insertion; Site specific recombination; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GENE REARRANGEMENT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028456421     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1994.1019     Document Type: Article

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