Comparison of bacteriophage T4 UvsX and human Rad51 filaments suggests that RecA-like polymers may have evolved independently

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 312, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 999-1009

  Yang, Shixin ^a   VanLoock, Margaret S ^a   Yu, Xiong ^a   Egelman, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Image analysis; RecA; Recombination

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEIN UVSX; RAD51 PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY;

EID: 0035812601     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5025     Document Type: Article

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