Plasmids 101: Cre-lox
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...recombination events. The system consists of two components derived from the P1 bacteriophage: the Cre recombinase...recognition site. The P1 bacteriophage uses these components as part of its natural viral life-cycle, and ...and researchers have adapted the components for use in genome manipulation.
Cre recombinase, originally...other sites of the same type, but are not cross-compatible. Using different lox site variants allows Cre...