Replisome mechanics: insights into a twin DNA polymerase machine

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 156-164

  Pomerantz, Richard T ^a   O'Donnell, Mike ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPLISOME;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DNA REPLICATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 34047149973     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.02.007     Document Type: Review

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