Nucleotide deletion and P addition in V(D)J recombination: A determinant role of the coding-end sequencer

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 3768-3778

  Nadel, Bertrand ^a   Feeney, Ann J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030929878     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.7.3768     Document Type: Article

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