Structural flexibility in human topoisomerase I revealed in multiple non-isomorphous crystal structures

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 685-696

  Redinbo, Matthew R ^b   Stewart, Lance ^b   Champoux, James J ^b   Hol, Wim G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Non isomorphism; Protein DNA complex; Topoisomerase; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

EID: 0000734623     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3065     Document Type: Article

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