Targeting of exogenous DNA into Trypanosoma brucei requires a high degree of homology between donor and target DNA

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 215-229

  Blundell, Patricia A ^a   Rudenko, Gloria ^a   Borst, Piet ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

homologous recombination; mismatch repair; transformation; trypanosomes; VSG gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0029968845     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(95)02560-X     Document Type: Article

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