The φ29 DNA polymerase:protein-primer structure suggests a model for the initiation to elongation transition

EMBO Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1335-1343

  Kamtekar, Satwik ^a   Berman, Andrea J ^a   Wang, Jimin ^a   Lázaro, José M ^b   De Vega, Miguel ^b   Blanco, Luis ^b   Salas, Margarita ^b   Steitz, Thomas A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase; Initiation; Protein primed replication; Structure; Terminal protein

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HYDROXYL GROUP; PROTEIN; SERINE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DISSOCIATION; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; BACILLUS PHAGE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; RNA TRANSLATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS PHAGE PHI29;

BACILLUS PHAGES; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA REPLICATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION, TRANSLATIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 33645303495     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601027     Document Type: Article

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