Inversion/Dimerization of plasmids mediated by inverted repeats

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1485-1501

  Lyu, Yi Lisa ^a   Lin, Ching Tai ^a   Liu, Leroy F ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dumbbell intermediate; Gene amplification; Holliday junction; Inverted repeats; Mismatch repair

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; DIMERIZATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICON;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033613820     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2419     Document Type: Article

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