The resolving enzyme CCE1 of yeast opens the structure of the four-way DNA junction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 122-134

  White, Malcolm F ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA structure; Holliday junction; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MICROBIAL ENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

EID: 0031566965     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0795     Document Type: Article

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