DNA polymerases: Structural diversity and common mechanisms

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 274, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 17395-17398

  Steitz, Thomas A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SHORT SURVEY;

DNA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; METALS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TAQ POLYMERASE; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0033581011     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.25.17395     Document Type: Short Survey

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