Recombination by resolvase to analyse DNA communications by the Sfil restriction endonuclease

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1460-1469

  Szczelkun, Mark D ^a   Halford, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action at a distance on DNA; DNA topology; DNA protein interaction; Restriction modification; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; RESOLVASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 0029978713     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00488.x     Document Type: Article

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