Synapsis and catalysis by activated Tn3 resolvase mutants

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 7181-7191

  Olorunniji, Femi J ^a   He, Jiuya ^b   Wenwieser, Sandra V C T ^c   Boocock, Martin R ^a   Stark, W Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Villa la Vague ^*  (Monaco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TN3 RESOLVASE; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

CATALYSIS; DNA; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASES;

EID: 58749099785     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn885     Document Type: Article

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