A/T-targeted somatic hypermutation: critique of the mainstream model

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 252-258

  Franklin, Andrew ^a   Blanden, Robert V ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; THYMINE;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CLONE; DEAMINATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION;

ADENINE; ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MODELS, GENETIC; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THYMINE;

EID: 33646370740     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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