Characterization of strand exchange activity of yeast Rad51 protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5359-5368

  Namsaraev, Eugeni ^a   Berg, Paul ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GENE PRODUCT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030850017     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.9.5359     Document Type: Article

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