PROMOTION OF HOMOLOGOUS DNA PAIRING BY RecA-DERIVED PEPTIDES

摘要

A peptide having at least 15 consecutive amino acids of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or conservative amino acid substitutions thereof. The peptide is capable of promoting pairing of a single-stranded DNA molecule and a double-stranded DNA molecule. The single-stranded DNA molecule is homologous to at least a portion of the double-stranded DNA molecule. The single-stranded DNA molecule and the double-stranded DNA molecule form a three-stranded DNA molecule.