A model for the mechanism of polymerase translocation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-19

  Guajardo, Richard ^a   Sousa, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Polymerase kinetics; Polymerases; Processivity; Translocation

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; KINESIN; MYOSIN; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031561795     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0707     Document Type: Article

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