The DNA translocation and ATPase activities of restriction-deficient mutants of EcoKI

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 787-796

  Davies, Graham P ^a   Kemp, Priscilla ^b   Molineux, Ian J ^b   Murray, Noreen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; DNA helicase; DNA translocation; EcoKI; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; DNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA TRANSFER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033214565     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3081     Document Type: Article

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