Coupling of DNA unwinding to nucleotide hydrolysis in a ring-shaped helicase

EMBO Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1718-1726

  Donmez, Ilker ^a   Patel, Smita S ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling ratio; Helicase; Motor; Stepsize

Indexed keywords

DEOXYTHYMIDINE 5' TRIPHOSPHATASE; DNA; HELICASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHATASE; T7 HELICASE;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BASE PAIRING; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BASE PAIRING; DNA; DNA HELICASES; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOTIDES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 47049093279     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.100     Document Type: Article

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