RecA protein-dependent R-loop formation in vitro

Genes and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 360-365

  Kasahara, Megumi ^a,b   Clikeman, Jennifer A ^a   Bates, David B ^a,c   Kogoma, Tokio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b HYOGO UNIVERSITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION   (Japan)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cSDR; DNA replication; R loop; RecA protein; RNase H

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA, BACTERIAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PLASMIDS; REC A RECOMBINASES; RNA, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034141321     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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