Sequence-specific cleavage by bacteriophage T4 endonuclease II in vitro

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1395-1405

  Carlson, Karin ^a   Kosturko, Linda D ^b   Nyström, Anna Chey ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; PLASMID DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CODON; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PROKARYOTA; T4 BACTERIOPHAGE; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0033031816     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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