Structural and functional insights provided by crystal structures of DNA polymerases and their substrate complexes

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 54-63

  Brautigam, Chad A ^a   Steitz, Thomas A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE; METAL ION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032005866     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80010-9     Document Type: Article

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