Dynamics of loading the Escherichia coli DNA polymerase processivity clamp

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-208

  Bloom, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

AAA+ ATPase; DNA replication; Processivity clamp loader; Protein DNA interactions; Protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA POLYMERASE;

ANISOTROPY; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLAMP; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATION; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROLYSIS; LOADING TEST; MACROMOLECULE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33745071496     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409230600648751     Document Type: Review

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