Localization of the active site of the α subunit of the Escherichia coli DNA polymerase III holoenzyme

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 6721-6728

  Kim, Deok Ryong ^a   Pritchard, Arthur E ^a   McHenry, Charles S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLACEAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA;

EID: 14444286210     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.21.6721-6728.1997     Document Type: Article

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