A region near the C-terminal end of Escherichia coli DNA helicase II is required for single-stranded DNA binding

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2519-2526

  Mechanic, Leah E ^a   Latta, Marcy E ^b   Matson, Steven W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HELICASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032907367     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2519-2526.1999     Document Type: Article

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