Formation of Extrachromosomal DNA Rings in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using Site-Specific Recombination

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 94, Issue , 1999, Pages 125-133

  Gartenberg, Marc R ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Extract Aqueous Phase; Galactose Induction; Recombinase Gene; Recombination Substrate; Shuttle Vector

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR DNA; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA, CIRCULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 4444299762     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-259-7:125     Document Type: Chapter

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