A novel dimerization motif in the C-terminal domain of the Thermus thermophilus DEAD box helicase Hera confers substantial flexibility

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 421-430

  Klostermeier, Dagmar ^a   Rudolph, Markus G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEAD BOX PROTEIN; HELICASE HERA; RECA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; RNA BINDING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; DIMERIZATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 59649110939     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn947     Document Type: Article

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