DNA-binding Orientation and Domain Conformation of the E. coli Rep Helicase Monomer Bound to a Partial Duplex Junction: Single-molecule Studies of Fluorescently Labeled Enzymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 336, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 395-408

  Rasnik, Ivan ^a   Myong, Sua ^a   Cheng, Wei ^b   Lohman, Timothy M ^b   Ha, Taekjip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer; Helicase; Protein conformation; Single molecule spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; ENZYME; FLUORESCENT DYE; HELICASE; MONOMER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PCRA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0742324525     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.031     Document Type: Article

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