Models for homologous recombination by RecA. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Models for homologous recombination by RecA.

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Two competing models exist for homologous recombination. The results of this study support a model where the double-stranded DNA is not unwound during the homology search. (Shibata et al. Nucleic acids research, in press, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1260, with modification)

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