Endonuclease II of coliphage T4: A recombinase disguised as a restriction endonuclease?

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 671-676

  Carlson, Karin ^a   Kosturko, Linda D ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; CELL DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; RECOMBINASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; COLIPHAGE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENOME; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031940862     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00728.x     Document Type: Review

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