On the mechanism of RecA-mediated repair of double-strand breaks: No role for four-strand DNA pairing intermediates

Molecular Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 309-317

  Shan, Qun ^a   Cox, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; REC A RECOMBINASES;

EID: 0031603121     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80031-3     Document Type: Article

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