recombination signal sequence (RSS)

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Introduction

heptamer & nonamer motif separated by intervening 12 or 23 base pair spacer.

More general terms

References

  1. Santagata S et al The RAG1/RAG2 complex constitutes a 3' flap endonuclease: implications for junctional diversity in V(D)J and transpositional recombination. Molecular Cell 4:935-47, 1999 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10635319