The helicase domain of phage P4 α protein overlaps the specific DNA binding domain

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4087-4095

  Ziegelin, Günter ^a   Calendar, Richard ^b   Lurz, Rudi ^a   Lanka, Erich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030743719     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.13.4087-4095.1997     Document Type: Article

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