Homologous recombination near and far from DNA breaks: Alternative roles and contrasting views

Annual Review of Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue , 2001, Pages 243-274

  Smith, G R ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chi; DNA replication; Enzyme induction; Heteroduplex DNA; Meiosis; RecBCD enzyme; Recombination hotspots

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HETERODUPLEX;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MEIOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035671854     PISSN: 00664197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.35.102401.090509     Document Type: Review

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