RecA-ssDNA filaments supercoil in the presence of single-stranded DNA-binding protein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 357, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 755-760

  Shi, Wei Xian ^a   Larson, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Filament; RecA; SSB; Supercoil

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; MAGNESIUM; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REC A RECOMBINASES;

EID: 34247489639     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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