Hyper-recombinogenic RecA protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa with enhanced activity of its primary DNA binding site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Baitin, Dmitry M ^a   Zaitsev, Eugene N ^a,b   Lanzov, Vladislav A ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA binding sites; P. aeruginosa; RecA protein; Recombinogenic activity; SSB protein

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SSB; RECA PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING ASSAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037453278     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00242-0     Document Type: Article

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