A RecA Mutant, RecA730, Suppresses the Recombination Deficiency of the RecBC1004D-χ* Interaction in Vitro and in Vivo

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 365, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1314-1325

  Handa, Naofumi ^a   Kowalczykowski, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA repair; RecA; RecA loading; RecBCD; recombination hotspot

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; EXONUCLEASE; HELICASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; RECA PROTEIN; RECBC PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845966684     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.10.090     Document Type: Article

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