Assembly of the RAG1/RAG2 synaptic complex

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-77

  Mundy, C L ^a   Patenge, N ^a   Matthews, A G W ^a   Oettinger, M A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036133126     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.22.1.69-77.2002     Document Type: Article

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