The structure of bacterial DnaA: Implications for general mechanisms underlying DNA replication initiation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 4763-4773

  Erzberger, Jan P ^a   Pirruccello, Michelle M ^a   Berger, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; DNA replication initiation; DnaA; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; AQUIFEX AEOLICUS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; HOMO;

EID: 0037119995     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf496     Document Type: Article

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