Structural similarities between Escherichia coli RuvA protein and other DNA-binding proteins and a mutational analysis of its binding to the Holliday junction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 278, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Rafferty, John B ^a   Ingleston, Stuart M ^b   Hargreaves, David ^a   Artymiuk, Peter J ^a   Sharples, Gary J ^b   Lloyd, Robert G ^b   Rice, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase; Holliday junction; Homologous recombination; RuvA; Structural similarities

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032562648     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1697     Document Type: Article

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