RAG-2 promotes heptamer occupancy by RAG-1 in the assembly of a V(D)J initiation complex

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 3674-3683

  Swanson, Patrick C ^a   Desiderio, Stephen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN RAG 1; PROTEIN RAG 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA TRANSPOSITION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0032908830     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.5.3674     Document Type: Article

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