Recombination signal sequences restrict chromosomal V(D)J recombination beyond the 12/23 rule

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6786, 2000, Pages 583-586

  Bassing, Craig H ^a   Alt, Frederick W ^a   Hughes, Maureen M ^b   D'Auteuil, Margaux ^a   Wehrly, Tara D ^b   Woodman, Barbara B ^a   Gärtner, Frank ^a   White, J Michael ^b   Davidson, Laurie ^a   Sleckman, Barry P ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; EMBRYO; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHIMERA; GENE REARRANGEMENT, ALPHA-CHAIN T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; HYBRIDOMAS; MICE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTAGENESIS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; STEM CELLS;

EID: 0034214049     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35014635     Document Type: Article

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