Understanding the enzymology of archaeal DNA replication: Progress in form and function

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 520-529

  MacNeill, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA PRIMASE; GENE PRODUCT; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; REPLICATION FACTOR C;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA, ARCHAEAL; ENZYMES; PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION, TRANSLATIONAL; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; REPLICATION ORIGIN;

EID: 0034999673     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02390.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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