Structure and mechanism of Escherichia coli RecA ATPase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 358-366

  Bell, Charles E ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; RECA PROTEIN;

CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENYLYL IMIDODIPHOSPHATE; BINDING SITES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; REC A RECOMBINASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 26944459614     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04876.x     Document Type: Review

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