Recent advances on the non-coherent band surgery model for site-specific\n recombination

2018/10/20 by Allison H. Moore, Moore, Allison H., Mariel Vázquez +1 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #57M25 #57M27 #92E10 #Biochemical and Structural Characterization #Biomolecules (q-bio.BM) #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation #Quantitative Methods (q-bio.QM)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1810.08751

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Abstract

Site-specific recombination is an enzymatic process where two sites of\nprecise sequence and orientation along a circle come together, are cleaved, and\nthe ends are recombined. Site-specific recombination on a knotted substrate\nproduces another knot or a two-component link depending on the relative\norientation of the sites prior to recombination. Mathematically, site-specific\nrecombination is modeled as coherent (knot to link) or non-coherent (knot to\nknot) banding. We here survey recent developments in the study of non-coherent\nbandings on knots and discuss biological implications.\n

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