Structure and function of an archaeal topoisomerase VI subunit with homology to the meiotic recombination factor Spo11

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 6177-6188

  Nichols, Matthew D ^b   DeAngelis, Kristen ^a   Keck, James L ^a   Berger, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Spo11; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIMER; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; MONOMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II, ARCHAEAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERASES; MEIOSIS; METHANOCOCCUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033229826     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.21.6177     Document Type: Article

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