RecQ helicase, in concert with RecA and SSB proteins, initiates and disrupts DNA recombination

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1134-1144

  Harmon, Frank G ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Helicase; RecA; Recombination; RecQ

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032522789     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.8.1134     Document Type: Article

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