DNA sequencing determinant for Flp-induced DNA bending

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 199-208

  Luetke, Karen H ^a   Sadowski, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVED DNA; RECOMBINASE; DNA POLYMERASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; BINDING SITE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE PAIRING; BINDING SITES; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0031849462     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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