Sequence-specificity of Holliday junction resolution: Identification of RuvC mutants defective in metal binding and target site recognition

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 281, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-29

  Hagan, Nicola F P ^a   Vincent, Simon D ^a   Ingleston, Stuart M ^a   Sharples, Gary J ^a   Bennett, Richard J ^b   West, Stephen C ^b   Lloyd, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branch migration; DNA repair; Recombination; Resolution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERROUS ION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MAGNESIUM ION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032493711     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1934     Document Type: Article

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