Sequence analysis and expression of a novel mouse homolog of Escherichia coli recA gene

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1398, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-358

  Kawabata, Masahiro ^a   Saeki, Kiyomi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Mouse); Brain; RAD51; RecA; Recombination; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REC A RECOMBINASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MURINAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032499970     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(98)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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