The beta protein of phage λ binds preferentially to an intermediate in DNA renaturation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 721-731

  Karakousis, G ^a   Ye, N ^a   Li, Z ^a   Chiu, S K ^a   Reddy, G ^a   Radding, C M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage ; DNA binding; DNA renaturation; Recombination; protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID RENATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; DNA VIRUSES; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032489495     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1573     Document Type: Article

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