Human Rad51 protein promotes ATP-dependent homologous pairing and strand transfer reactions in vitro

Cell

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 757-766

  Baumann, Peter ^a   Benson, Fiona E ^a   West, Stephen C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030584084     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81394-X     Document Type: Article

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