The internal workings of a DNA polymerase clamp-loading machine

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 771-783

  Turner, Jennifer ^a   Hingorani, Manju M ^b   Kelman, Zvi ^a,c   O'Donnell, Mike ^b,d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Clamp loader; DNA polymerase; Processivity; Sliding clamp

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE; DIMERIZATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033081486     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.3.771     Document Type: Article

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