Heteroduplex formation by human Rad51 protein: Effects of DNA end-structure, hRP-A and hRad52

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 363-374

  Baumann, Peter ^a   West, Stephen C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Genetic recombination; RecA; Strand exchange

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HETERODUPLEX; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032808218     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2954     Document Type: Article

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