Protein-DNA contacts and conformational changes in the Tn10 transpososome during assembly and activation for cleavage

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 3882-3891

  Crellin, P ^a   Chalmers, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex; IHF; Nucleus; Structure; Transposase

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METAL ION; PROTEIN; PROTEIN TN10; TRANSPOSASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SUPERCOILING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; TRANSPOSON;

BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 0035898687     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.14.3882     Document Type: Article

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