Single-stranded DNA binding properties of the UvsX recombinase of bacteriophage T4: Binding parameters and effects of nucleotides

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 785-796

  Ando, Richard A ^a   Morrical, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Bacteriophage T4; Recombination; ssDNA; UvsX

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RECA PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032491470     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2124     Document Type: Article

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