Plasmid-based lacZα assay for DNA polymerase fidelity: Application to archaeal family-B DNA polymerase

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Jozwiakowski, Stanislaw K ^a   Connolly, Bernard A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA POLYMERASE; PROTEIN LACZ ALPHA; TAQ POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; REPORTER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THERMUS AQUATICUS; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

ARCHAEA; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; GENES, REPORTER; MUTATION; PLASMIDS;

EID: 69849090812     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp494     Document Type: Article

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