The order of strand exchanges in Cre-LoxP recombination and its basis suggested by the crystal structure of a Cre-LoxP holliday junction complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-127

  Martin, Shelley S ^a   Pulido, Erik ^b   Chu, Victor C ^a   Lechner, Tyson S ^a   Baldwin, Enoch P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allosteric regulation of DNA specificity; Integrase family; Protein DNA complex co crystal; Sequence specific DNA recognition; Tyrosine site specific recombinase

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GUANINE; LYSINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN LOXP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0036304839     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00246-2     Document Type: Article

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