What makes the bacteriophage λ Red system useful for genetic engineering: Molecular mechanism and biological function

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-14

  Poteete, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Red system; Bacteriophage ; Genetic engineering; Homologous recombination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA PROTEIN; GAMMA PROTEIN; LAMBDA EXONUCLEASE; PROTEIN RECBCD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA BINDING; DNA METABOLISM; DNA STRAND; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035838535     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00242-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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