Topological analysis of Hin-catalysed DNA recombination in vivo and in vitro

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1143-1154

  Merickel, Stacy K ^a   Johnson, Reid C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA RECOMBINATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 1442325402     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03890.x     Document Type: Article

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