Rec A-independent homologous recombination induced by a putative fold-back tetraplex DNA

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-256

  Shukla, Arun Kumar ^a,b   Roy, Kunal B ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fold back tetraplex; Homologous recombination; Palindrome; RecA; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; FORCE; GENE DELETION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 33645022129     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2006.033     Document Type: Article

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