Rejoining of DNA by the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5361, 1998, Pages 301-303

  Melek, Meni ^a   Gellert, Martin ^a   Van Gent, Dik C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; LYMPHOID CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; GENES, T-CELL RECEPTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032502886     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5361.301     Document Type: Article

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