Short-homology-independent illegitimate recombination in Escherichia coli: Distinct mechanism from short-homology-dependent illegitimate recombination

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 297-305

  Shimizu, Hatsushi ^a   Yamaguchi, Hirotaka ^a   Ashizawa, Yuki ^a   Kohno, Yuko ^a   Asami, Mihoko ^a   Kato, Jun Ichi ^a   Ikeda, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; GyrA mutation; Illegitimate recombination; Short homology independent; bio transducing phage

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031581858     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0794     Document Type: Article

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