Phage integrases: Biology and applications

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 335, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 667-678

  Groth, Amy C ^a   Calos, Michele P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene therapy; IHF, integration host factor; Serine recombinase; Site specific integration; Transgenics; Tyrosine recombinase

Indexed keywords

INTEGRASE; RECOMBINASE;

ACCURACY; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC CODE; GENOMICS; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; HUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; BINDING SITES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1542397137     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.082     Document Type: Review

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