Translocation step size and mechanism of the RecBC DNA helicase

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6784, 2000, Pages 368-372

  Blanco, Plero R ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DENATURATION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

DNA HELICASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HEPARIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034682407     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35012652     Document Type: Article

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