On the in vivo function of the RecA ATPase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 437-445

  Campbell, Michael J ^a   Davis, Ronald W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allosteric effector; ATP hydrolysis; Branch migration; RecA; Recombination

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECA GENE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033582802     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2457     Document Type: Article

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