Characterization of a Functional DnaG-Type Primase in Archaea: Implications for a Dual-Primase System

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 397, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 664-676

  Zuo, Zhongfeng ^a   Rodgers, Cory J ^a   Mikheikin, Andrey L ^a   Trakselis, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

archaea; DNA replication; DnaG; kinetics; primase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA PRIMASE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 77649339525     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.01.057     Document Type: Article

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