Topological selectivity in Xer site-specific recombination

Cell

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 855-864

  Colloms, Sean D ^a   Bath, Jonathan ^a   Sherratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RECOMBINASE; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRAND; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030943173     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81931-5     Document Type: Article

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