Bacteriophage T4 UvsW protein is a helicase involved in recombination, repair and the regulation of DNA replication origins

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 4142-4151

  Carles Kinch, Kelly ^a,b   George, James W ^a,c   Kreuzer, Kenneth N ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Branch migration; Helicase; Recombination; Repair; Replication

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ENDONUCLEASE; HELICASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPAIR; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; RIBONUCLEASE H, CALF THYMUS; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0030927008     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.13.4142     Document Type: Article

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