Characterization of thermostable RecA protein and analysis of its interaction with single-stranded DNA

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 592-601

  Kato, Ryuichi ^b   Kuramitsu, Seiki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA binding; DNA dependent adenosine triphosphatase; Escherichia coli; RecA; Thermus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECA GENE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; REC A RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0033083291     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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