Mutational analysis of the RecA protein L1 region indentifies this area as a probable part of the co-protease substrate binding site

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 967-978

  Nastri, Horacio G ^a,c   Guzzo, Angelina ^b   Lange, Craig S ^a   Walker, Graham C ^b   Knight, Kendall L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030979685     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1997.mmi533.x     Document Type: Article

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