Genetic analysis of homologous DNA recombination in vertebrate somatic cells

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 817-831

  Morrison, Ciaran ^a,b   Takeda, Shunichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA repair; DT40; Gene targeting; Homologous recombination; Knockouts

Indexed keywords

DNA DAMAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS;

ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MITOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0034255314     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(00)00033-9     Document Type: Review

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