Site-specific recombination by the flp protein of saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mobile DNA II

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 192-218

  Jayaram, Makkuni ^a   Grainge, Ian ^a   Tribble, Gena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA protein interactions; F lp protein; S. cerevisiae; Site specific recombination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85158066964     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555817954.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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