Expanding the physiological role of the hexameric DnaB helicase

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 116-118

  Bujalowski, Wlodzimierz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA B; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; DNA METABOLISM; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037333742     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(03)00034-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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