Unwinding the structure and function of the archaeal MCM helicase: MicroReview

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 286-296

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE COMPLEX ENZYME; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CHROMATIN; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA HELICASES; DNA REPLICATION; DNA, ARCHAEAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 64149093563     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06663.x     Document Type: Review

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