Communication between accessory factors and the Cre recombinase at hybrid psi-loxP sites

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 357, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1394-1408

  Akopian, Aram ^a   Gourlay, Sarah ^a   James, Helen ^a   Colloms, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory factors; Cre; PepA; Site specific recombination; Xer

Indexed keywords

CATENANE; CRE RECOMBINASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYMER; SPACER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA HELIX; DNA STRAND; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; LOXP SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 33645059937     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.01.050     Document Type: Article

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