DNA transposition by the RAG1 and RAG2 proteins: A possible source of oncogenic translocations

Cell

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-470

  Hiom, Kevin ^a   Melek, Meni ^a   Gellert, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYBRID PROTEIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFER; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032555758     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81587-1     Document Type: Article

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