Distinct double- and single-stranded DNA binding of E. coli replicative DNA polymerase III α subunit

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 577-587

  McCauley, Micah J ^a   Shokri, Leila ^a   Sefcikova, Jana ^a   Venclovas, Česlovas ^b   Beuning, Penny J ^a   Williams, Mark C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE III, ALPHA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA; DNA POLYMERASE III; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 53449084401     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb8001107     Document Type: Article

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