How do proteins move along DNA? Lessons from type-I and type-III restriction endonucleases

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue , 2000, Pages 131-143

  Szczelkun, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TYPE I SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; TYPE III SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE I SITE-SPECIFIC; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE III SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0034458482     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0350131     Document Type: Article

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