How is the archaeal MCM helicase assembled at the origin? Possible mechanisms

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-11

  Sakakibara, Nozomi ^a   Kelman, Lori M ^b   Kelman, Zvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Montgomery College   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeon; Cell division cycle 6 (Cdc6); DNA replication; Helicase; Minichromosome maintenance (MCM); Origin of replication (ORC)

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 6; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN; ORIGIN RECOGNITION COMPLEX; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA; ARCHAEAL DNA; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL GENOME; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, ARCHAEAL;

EID: 59749104066     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0370007     Document Type: Article

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