Disruptions of the Ustilago maydis REC2 gene identify a protein domain important in directing recombinational repair of DNA

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1415-1426

  Kojic, M ^a   Thompson, C W ^a   Holloman, W K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN REC2; RAD51 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DIPLOIDY; DNA REPAIR; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HOMOZYGOTE; MEIOSIS; METHYL METHANESULFONATE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPORES, FUNGAL; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; USTILAGO; YEASTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0034933593     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02490.x     Document Type: Article

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