Topoisomerase IV bends and overtwists DNA upon binding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 384-392

  Charvin, Gilles ^a,b   Strick, T R ^c   Bensimon, D ^a   Croquette, V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CURVED DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COOPERATIVE BINDING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE ENERGY; HILL COEFFICIENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SISTER CHROMATID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 23244468327     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.060202     Document Type: Article

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