DNA-directed DNA Polymerase and Strand Displacement Activity of the Reverse Transcriptase Encoded by the R2 Retrotransposon

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 322-333

  Kurzynska Kokorniak, Anna ^a   Jamburuthugoda, Varuni K ^a   Bibillo, Arkadiusz ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

processivity; retrotransposons; reverse transcriptase; RNase H; strand displacement activity

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA 28S; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA STRAND; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INSERTION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35549007627     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.09.047     Document Type: Article

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