Recognition and manipulation of branched DNA structure by junction-resolving enzymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 647-664

  White, Malcolm F ^a   Giraud Panis, Marie Josèphe E ^a   Pöhler, J Richard G ^a   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA structure; DNA protein interaction; Nucleases; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA; METAL ION; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEASE;

BINDING AFFINITY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0031588022     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1097     Document Type: Review

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