Coding joint formation in a cell-free V(D)J recombination system

Immunity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-314

  Leu, Thomas M J ^a   Eastman, Quinn M ^b   Schatz, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; METAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030880960     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80532-4     Document Type: Article

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