The isomeric preference of Holliday junctions influences resolution bias by λ integrase

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3744-3755

  Azaro, Marco A ^a   Landy, Arthur ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

; Holliday junctions; Integrase; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

INTEGRASE; PURINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA; DNA, RECOMBINANT; INTEGRASES; ISOMERISM; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PURINES;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0030950350     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.12.3744     Document Type: Article

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