Mechanisms of recombination: Lessons from E. coli

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 347-370

  Persky, Nicole S ^a   Lovett, Susan T ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; Genetic rearrangements; Genetic recombination; Replication fork repair

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; EXONUCLEASE; HELICASE; PROTEIN PRIA; PROTEIN RUVABC; PROTEIN SBCCD; RECA PROTEIN; RECF PROTEIN; RECG HELICASE; RECN PROTEIN; RECO PROTEIN; RECQ HELICASE; RECR PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 57749203824     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230802485358     Document Type: Review

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