The DNA binding and pairing preferences of the archaeal RadA protein demonstrate a universal characteristic of DNA strand exchange proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 555-560

  Seitz, Erica M ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SULFOLOBUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0033867763     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02009.x     Document Type: Article

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