In vitro selection of preferred DNA pairing sequences by the Escherichia coli RecA protein

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1890-1903

  Tracy, Robert B ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

GT rich sequences; Homologous recombination; in vitro selection; RecA protein;

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029786592     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.15.1890     Document Type: Article

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