RecQ helicase and topoisomerase III comprise a novel DNA strand passage function: A conserved mechanism for control of DNA recombination

Molecular Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 611-620

  Harmon, Frank G ^a   DiGate, Russell J ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033031935     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80354-8     Document Type: Article

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