Recombinase binding specificity at the chromosome dimer resolution site dif of Escherichia coli

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 525-537

  Hayes, Finbarr ^a   Sherratt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dif; Protein DNA binding specificity; Site specific recombination; XerC; XerD

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031588727     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0828     Document Type: Article

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