The junction-resolving enzyme T7 endonuclease I: Quaternary structure and interaction with DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Janine Parkinson, M ^b   Lilley, David M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

DNA protein interaction; Holliday junction; Recombination

Indexed keywords

CRUCIFORM DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DIMER; ENDONUCLEASE; TETRAMER; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CROSS LINKING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GEL FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0343035706     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1128     Document Type: Article

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