The hexameric E. coli DnaB helicase can exist in different quarternary states

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Yu, Xiong ^a   Jezewska, Maria J ^b   Bujalowski, Wlodzimierz ^b   Egelman, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA replication; DnaB; Electron microscopy; Helicases; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HELICASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029984117     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0297     Document Type: Editorial

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