Mathematical validation of a biological model for unlinking replication catenanes by recombination

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 52, 2013, Pages 20854-20855

  Jayaram, Makkuni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATENANE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECOMBINASE;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLISOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84891348403     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1321214111     Document Type: Note

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