Zinc-finger recombinase activities in vitro

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 39, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 9316-9328

  Prorocic, Marko M ^a   Wenlong, Dong ^b   Olorunniji, Femi J ^a   Akopian, Aram ^a   Schloetel, Jan Gero ^a   Hannigan, Adèle ^c   McPherson, Arlene L ^a   Stark, W Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Global Trade Center   (China)

^c Engeneic Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; ZINC FINGER RECOMBINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MOTIF;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA CLEAVAGE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 82355182932     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr652     Document Type: Article

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