NERD: A DNA processing-related domain present in the anthrax virulence plasmid, pXO1

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 106-110

  Grynberg, Marcin ^a   Godzik, Adam ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; HELICASE; NUCLEASE; NUCLEASE RELATED DOMAIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PX01; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRULENCE; ZINC FINGER MOTIF;

ANTHRAX; ARCHAEA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1542316315     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2004.01.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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