DNA topology and geometry in Flp and Cre recombination

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1089-1104

  Vetcher, Alexandre A ^a   Lushnikov, Alexander Y ^b   Navarra Madsen, Junalyn ^c   Scharein, Robert G ^d   Lyubchenko, Yuri L ^b   Darcy, Isabel K ^e   Levene, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Hypnagogic Software   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA looping; DNA topology; Protein DNA interactions; Site specific recombination; Tangle analysis

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE; PLASMID DNA; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOMETRY; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SYNAPSE; YEAST;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA;

EID: 33644832221     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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