Detection of RAG protein-V(D)J recombination signal interactions near the site of DNA cleavage by UV cross-linking

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 3788-3797

  Eastman, Quinn M ^a   Villey, Isabelle J ^a,b   Schatz, David G ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LINE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032939926     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.5.3788     Document Type: Article

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