A tale of two terminators: Crystal structures sharpen the debate on DNA replication fork arrest mechanisms

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Wake, R G ^a   King, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031568338     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00160-3     Document Type: Review

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