Slipped misalignment mechanisms of deletion formation: In vivo susceptibility to nucleases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 477-482

  Bzymek, Malgorzata ^a   Saveson, Catherine J ^a   Feschenko, Vladimir V ^a   Lovett, Susan T ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE III; EXONUCLEASE; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032925369     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.2.477-482.1999     Document Type: Article

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