Involvement of mitochondrial-targeted RecA in the repair of mitochondrial DNA in the moss, Physcomitrella patens

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Odahara, Masaki ^a   Inouye, Takayuki ^a   Fujita, Tomomichi ^b,d   Hasebe, Mitsuyasu ^b,c   Sekine, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a RIKKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Mitochondria; Physcomitrella patens; RecA

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA LIBRARY; DNA REPAIR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSCOMITRELLA; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RECA GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRYOPSIDA; DNA REPAIR; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS;

EID: 34047190798     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.82.43     Document Type: Article

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