Roles of RuvC and RecG in phage λ red-mediated recombination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5402-5408

  Poteete, Anthony R ^a   Fenton, Anita C ^a   Murphy, Kenan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN RUVC; RECG HELICASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CROSSING OVER; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032851359     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5402-5408.1999     Document Type: Article

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