RecA is a 38 kilodalton protein essential for the repair and maintenance of DNA. A RecA structural and functional homolog has been found in every species in which one has been seriously sought and serves as an archetype for this class of homologous DNA repair proteins. The homologous protein in Homo sapiens is called RAD51. RecA has multiple activ...
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(from the article `nucleic acid`) ...which the segment between the two nicks has been replaced. The enzymes involved in recombination have been characterized best in the prokaryote E. ...
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An Escherichia coli protein that specifically recognises single-stranded DNA and anneals it to a complementary sequence in a duplex which is homologous. This results in the displacement of the original complementary strand of the duplex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. An Escherichia coli protein that specifically recognizes single-stranded DNA and anneals it to a complementary sequence in a duplex that is homologous. This results in the displacement of the original complementary strand of the duplex.
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