Single-molecule studies of DNA replisome function

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1804, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1094-1112

  Perumal, Senthil K ^a   Yue, Hongjun ^a   Hu, Zhenxin ^a   Spiering, Michelle M ^a   Benkovic, Stephen J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Polymerase; Replisome; Single molecule kinetics

Indexed keywords

DNA; HOLOENZYME; REPLISOME; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENOMICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; EUKARYOTA; HUMANS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

EID: 77949567580     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2009.07.022     Document Type: Review

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