The simultaneous binding of two double-stranded DNA molecules by Escherichia coli RecA protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-31

  Zaitsev, Eugene N ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding; DNA strand exchange; Homologous pairing; RecA protein; Recombination

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PYROXYLIN; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; STOICHIOMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033582947     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2580     Document Type: Article

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