Synapsis of recombination signal sequences located in cis and DNA underwinding in V(D)J recombination

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 8727-8744

  Ciubotaru, Mihai ^a   Schatz, David G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B1 PROTEIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP B2 PROTEIN; RAG1 PROTEIN; RAG2 PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CIS ISOMER; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANS ISOMER;

DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENES, IMMUNOGLOBULIN; HMGB2 PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; KINETICS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544302863     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.19.8727-8744.2004     Document Type: Article

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