Directional Loading and Stimulation of PcrA Helicase by the Replication Initiator Protein RepD

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 336-348

  Zhang, Wenke ^a   Dillingham, Mark S ^b   Thomas, Christopher D ^c   Allen, Stephanie ^a   Roberts, Clive J ^a   Soultanas, Panos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; helicase; helicase loading; replication initiation; rolling circle plasmid replication

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; REPLICATION PROTEIN D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34447266733     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.050     Document Type: Article

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