Analytical Ultracentrifugation Studies of Phage ϕ29 Protein p6 Binding to DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1616-1629

  Alcorlo, Martín ^a   Jiménez, Mercedes ^b   Ortega, Alvaro ^c   Hermoso, José M ^a   Salas, Margarita ^a   Minton, Allen P ^d   Rivas, Germán ^b  

^a CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

macromolecular crowding; macromolecular interactions; sedimentation equilibrium; sedimentation velocity

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PHAGE; DNA BINDING; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STOICHIOMETRY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 58549087915     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.11.044     Document Type: Article

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