Initiation of V(D)J recombination by Dβ-associated recombination signal sequences: A critical control point in TCRβ gene assembly

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Franchini, Don Marc ^a,b,c   Benoukraf, Touati ^a,b,c   Jaegar, Sébastien ^a,b,c   Ferrier, Pierre ^a,b,c   Payet Bornet, Dominique ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RECOMBINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84887212428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004575     Document Type: Article

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