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A family of recombinases initially identified in BACTERIA. They catalyze the ATP-driven exchange of DNA strands in GENETIC RECOMBINATION. The product of the reaction consists of a duplex and a displaced single-stranded loop, which has the shape of the letter D and is therefore called a D-loop structure.
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- Rec A Protein
- RecA Protein
- Recombinases, Rec A
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2004(1984)
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- Bacterial Proteins (1966-1983)
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- National Library of Medicine. Rec A Recombinases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011938. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011938
- Rec A Recombinases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RecA
- Rec A Recombinases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24768106