3D structure of Thermus aquaticus single-stranded DNA-binding protein gives insight into the functioning of SSB proteins

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 6708-6717

  Fedorov, Roman ^a   Witte, Gregor ^a   Urbanke, Claus ^a   Manstein, Dietmar J ^a   Curth, Ute ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROLINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DELETION MUTANT; DIFFRACTION; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMUS AQUATICUS; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA POLYMERASE III; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE DELETION; THERMUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 33845874427     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1002     Document Type: Article

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