The catalytic residues of Tn3 resolvase

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 7590-7602

  Olorunniji, Femi J ^a   Stark, W Marshall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESOLVASE; TN3 RESOLVASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INDUCED MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSPOSON RESOLVASES;

SYNAPSIS;

EID: 75649083798     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp797     Document Type: Article

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