RecA protein dynamics in the interior of RecA nucleoprotein filaments

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 756-774

  Shan, Qun ^a   Cox, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Protein dynamics; RecA

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MONOMER; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; OLIGOMER; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0343930711     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0200     Document Type: Article

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