Individual Nucleotide Bases, Not Base Pairs, Are Critical for Triggering Site-specific DNA Cleavage by Vaccinia Topoisomerase
Authors:
- Jane M. SayerJSJane M. Sayer
- Donald M. JerinaDJDonald M. Jerina
- Stewart ShumanSSStewart Shuman
Open Access
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 279 (38) , 39718-39726
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