Quasi-equivalence in site-specific recombinase structure and function: Crystal structure and activity of trimeric Cre recombinase bound to a three-way Lox DNA junction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 313, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-69

  Woods, Kevin C ^a   Martin, Shelley S ^a   Chu, Victor C ^a   Baldwin, Enoch P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding protein; Holliday junction; Integrase; Protein DNA complex co crystal; Y junction

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; INTEGRASE; LOX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRUS CAPSID;

EID: 0035850784     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5012     Document Type: Article

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