Examination of the role of the clamp-loader and ATP hydrolysis in the formation of the bacteriophage T4 polymerase holoenzyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 435-451

  Trakselis, Michael A ^a   Berdis, Anthony J ^b   Benkovic, Stephen J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ATPase; Bacteriophage T4; DNA replication; Fluorescence resonance energy transfer; Polymerase accessory proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; ENZYME; HOLOENZYME; POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATALYST; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0037436329     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01330-X     Document Type: Article

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