Initiation of genetic recombination and recombination-dependent replication

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 156-165

  Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034176335     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01569-3     Document Type: Review

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