Evaluation of MutS as a tool for direct measurement of point mutations in genomic DNA

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 277-285

  Parsons, Barbara L ^a   Heflich, Robert H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotypic selection; H ras; Mismatch binding protein; MutS; Single nucleotide primer extension

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOME; GENOTYPE; MOUSE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, RAS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTS DNA MISMATCH-BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030941659     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(96)00245-X     Document Type: Article

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