RNA-guided DNA assembly

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 248, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 706-720

  Angeleska, Angela ^a   Jonoska, Nataša ^a   Saito, Masahico ^a   Landweber, Laura F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciliates; DNA braiding; Gene rearrangements; Homologous DNA recombinations; Knot theory; RNA templates; Virtual knot diagram

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

CILIATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HOMOLOGY; MODEL; RECOMBINATION; RNA-DNA RATIO; TOPOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, PROTOZOAN; MODELS, GENETIC; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

CILIOPHORA; OXYTRICHA; STYLONYCHIA;

EID: 34548731378     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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