Biochemistry of V(D)J recombination

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 290, Issue , 2005, Pages 49-85

  Schatz, D G ^a   Spanopoulou, E ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DNA; DNA DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); EXONUCLEASE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B2 PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MESSENGER RNA; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSPOSASE;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA REPAIR; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 14544293217     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26363-2_4     Document Type: Review

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