Direct visualization of RecBCD movement reveals cotranslocation of the RecD motor after χ recognition

Molecular Cell

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 745-750

  Handa, Naofumi ^a,b   Bianco, Piero R ^a,c   Baskin, Ronald J ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; HOLOENZYME; NANOPARTICLE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 14644412914     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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