The ATPase Cycle of PcrA Helicase and Its Coupling to Translocation on DNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 392, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1020-1032

  Toseland, Christopher P ^a   Martinez Senac, Maria M ^a   Slatter, Andrew F ^a   Webb, Martin R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATPase; DNA helicase; fluorescence; kinetics; plasmid replication

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; PCRA HELICASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69749114267     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.07.071     Document Type: Article

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