HOW SPECIFIC IS THE FIRST RECOGNITION STEP OF HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION

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RAO, BJ [1 ]
CHIU, SK [1 ]
BAZEMORE, LR [1 ]
REDDY, G [1 ]
RADDING, CM [1 ]
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[1] YALE UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MOLEC BIOPHYS & BIOCHEM, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 USA
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10.1016/S0968-0004(00)88976-8
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The Escherichia coli RecA protein promotes homologous recognition in base triplets via non-Watson-Crick bonds that differ from those formed nonenzymically from DNA consisting of runs of purines or pyrimidines. Base substitutions reveal recognition to be permissive, consistent with a search for homology that achieves speed at the cost of precision.
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页码:109 / 113
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