Non-hexameric DNA helicases and translocases: Mechanisms and regulation

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-401

  Lohman, Timothy M ^a   Tomko, Eric J ^a   Wu, Colin G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; NUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; TRANSFERASE;

DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA HELICASES; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSFERASES;

EID: 42449141601     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm2394     Document Type: Review

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