Isolation and characterisation of the RAD51 and DMC1 homologs from Arabidopsis thaliana

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-291

  Doutriaux, M P ^a   Couteau, F ^a   Bergounioux, C ^a   White, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cell cycle; Meiosis; RAD51 DMC1; Recombination

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA; PLANT RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GAMMA RAYS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PLANT; MEIOSIS; RAD51 RECOMBINASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0031933138     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050649     Document Type: Article

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