Double-strand-break repair recombination in Escherichia coli: Physical evidence for a DNA replication mechanism in vivo

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2889-2903

  Motamedi, Mohammad R ^a,b   Szigety, Susan K ^a   Rosenberg, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DNA replication; Double strand break repair; Escherichia coli; Holliday junction; RecG; Recombination; RuvABC

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA POLYMERASE III; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSASES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032749835     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.21.2889     Document Type: Article

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