The structure-selectivity and sequence-preference of the junction-resolving enzyme CCE1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 330-341

  White, Malcolm F ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA protein interaction; Holliday junction; MGT1; MRS1; Recombination

Indexed keywords

RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029880444     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0166     Document Type: Article

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