Real-time observation of DNA translocation by the type I restriction modification enzyme EcoR124I

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 838-843

  Seidel, Ralf ^a   Van Noort, John ^a,c   Van Der Scheer, Carsten ^a   Bloom, Joost G P ^a   Dekker, Nynke H ^a   Dutta, Christina F ^b   Blundell, Alex ^b   Robinson, Terence ^b   Firman, Keith ^b   Dekker, Cees ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; HELICASE; MOLECULAR MOTOR; PROTEIN ECOR124I; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA HELIX; DNA TEMPLATE; DNA TRANSLOCATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FORCE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FAMILY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHROMATIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE I SITE-SPECIFIC; DNA; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4344649856     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb816     Document Type: Article

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