Evolutionary conservation of RecA genes in relation to protein structure and function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1881-1894

  Karlin, Samuel ^a   Brocchieri, Luciano ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029935769     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.1881-1894.1996     Document Type: Article

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