Ordered DNA release and target capture in RAG transposition

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1198-1206

  Matthews, Adam G W ^a,b   Elkin, Sheryl K ^a,b   Oettinger, Marjorie A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathway; RAG; Target capture; Transposition; V(D)J recombination

Indexed keywords

RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; TRANSPOSASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA TRANSPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE TARGETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BINDING SITES; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 1842472070     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600131     Document Type: Article

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