Intermediates revealed in the kinetic mechanism for DNA unwinding by a monomeric helicase

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 242-249

  Eoff, Robert L ^a   Raney, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA HELICASES; KINETICS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 33644793170     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1055     Document Type: Article

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