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. 1984 May;309(5965):215-9.
doi: 10.1038/309215a0.

Role of RecA protein spiral filaments in genetic recombination

Role of RecA protein spiral filaments in genetic recombination

P Howard-Flanders et al. Nature. 1984 May.

Abstract

Physical and enzymatic studies on RecA protein from Escherichia coli provide the basis for a molecular model of general genetic recombination, a novel feature of which is the role attributed to spiral filaments of RecA protein.

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