Identification of the Serratia endonuclease dimer: Structural basis and implications for catalysis

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 24-33

  Miller, Mitchell D ^a   Krause, Kurt L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

dimer interface; endonuclease; protein structure; protein protein interactions; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIMER; ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SERRATIA;

EID: 0030068478     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050104     Document Type: Article

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