Gene cloning and characterization of recombinant RNase HII from a hyperthermophilic archaeon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6207-6214

  Haruki, Mitsuru ^a   Hayashi, Keiko ^a   Kochi, Takayuki ^a   Muroya, Ayumu ^a   Koga, Yuichi ^a   Morikawa, Masaaki ^a   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^b   Kanaya, Shigenori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ENZYME; RIBONUCLEASE III;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS KODAKARAENSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; THERMOCOCCUS KODAKARAENSIS;

EID: 0031786215     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6207-6214.1998     Document Type: Article

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