The RecBC enzyme loads recA protein onto ssDNA asymmetrically and independently of χ, resulting in constitutive recombination activation

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 901-911

  Churchill, Jason J ^a   Anderson, Daniel G ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Helicase; RecA; RecBC; Recombination;

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033119260     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.7.901     Document Type: Article

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