RARE technique; Rec-A mediated chromosome cleavage

[Peter Myler]

On 1 Dec 1994, John J Weiland wrote:

> 
> Can someone please post or mail me a reference for the use of RecA in the 
> blocking of methylation sites on DNA?  I think the technique is 
> called RARE, and was mentioned in the recent Promega Notes with 
> regard to their Rec A product.  Thanks in advance!
> 
> John Weiland		jweiland at badlands.nodak.edu
> 
> 
I believe the reference is:

Ferrin, L.J. and Camerini-Otero, R.D. (1991) Selective cleavage 
of human DNA: RecA-assisted restriction enzyme (RARE) cleavage. Science. 
254:1494-1497.

Regards

Peter
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