Structural analysis of the Sulfolobus solfataricus MCM protein N-terminal domain

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3235-3243

  Liu, Wei ^a   Pucci, Biagio ^b,c   Rossi, Mosè ^b   Pisani, Francesca M ^b   Ladenstein, Rudolf ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; ZINC; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HELICASE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA DENATURATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMOAUTOTROPHICUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE DELETION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

EUKARYOTA; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE DELETION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; ZINC;

EID: 45549086385     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn183     Document Type: Article

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