Topology of Xer recombination on catenanes produced by lambda integrase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 873-883

  Bath, Jonathan ^a   Sherratt, David J ^a   Colloms, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA topology; psi; Site specific recombination; Supercoiling; Xer

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; INTEGRASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARCA; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 0032981279     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2804     Document Type: Article

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