The structure of the excisionase (Xis) protein from conjugative transposon Tn916 provides insights into the regulation of heterobivalent tyrosine recombinases

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 347, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-25

  Abbani, Mohamad ^a   Iwahara, Mizuho ^a   Clubb, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA architectural protein; Excisionase; NMR structure; Tyrosine recombinase; Winged helix protein

Indexed keywords

EXCISIONASE; INTEGRASE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINASE; TYROSINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 14144251267     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.019     Document Type: Article

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