The Heterodimeric Primase from the Euryarchaeon Pyrococcus abyssi: A Multifunctional Enzyme for Initiation and Repair?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 374, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1172-1185

  Le Breton, Magali ^a   Henneke, Ghislaine ^a   Norais, Cédric ^a   Flament, Didier ^a   Myllykallio, Hannu ^a   Querellou, Joël ^a   Raffin, Jean Paul ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; DNA primase; DNA replication; gap filling; strand displacement

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE; DNA PRIMASE; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; RIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE DELETION; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI; RNA SYNTHESIS;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; EURYARCHAEOTA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 36248984797     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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