How directional translocation is regulated in a DNA helicase motor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3783-3797

  Yu, Jin ^a,b   Ha, Taekjip ^b,c   Schulten, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELICASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; COEVOLUTION; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 36849078113     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.109546     Document Type: Article

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