Direct and random routing of a molecular motor protein at a DNA junction

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4387-4394

  Stanley, Louise K ^a   Szczelkun, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE I SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA, CRUCIFORM; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOTION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 33749983459     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl569     Document Type: Article

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