A novel gene amplification system in yeast based on double rolling-circle replication

EMBO Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 190-198

  Watanabe, Takaaki ^a   Horiuchi, Takashi ^a,b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Break induced replication (BIR); Double rolling circle replication (DRCR); Gene amplification; Homogeneously staining region (HSR); Yeast

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DOUBLE ROLLING CIRCLE REPLICATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MINICHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SISTER CHROMATID; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA REPLICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC MARKERS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 13244299108     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600503     Document Type: Article

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