The N-terminal domain of TWINKLE contributes to single-stranded DNA binding and DNA helicase activities

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 393-403

  Farge, Géraldine ^a   Holmlund, Teresa ^a   Khvorostova, Julia ^a   Rofougaran, Reza ^b   Hofer, Anders ^b   Falkenberg, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOPHAGE T7 GENE 4 PROTEIN; CIRCULAR DNA; HELICASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REPLISOME; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TWINKLE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 39149116732     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm1025     Document Type: Article

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