Insights into the MCM functional mechanism: Lessons learned from the archaeal MCM complex

Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-256

  Brewster, Aaron S ^a   Chen, Xiaojiang S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

; hairpin; AAA+ initiator protein; DNA replication; Nucleic acid motor; Replicative helicase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 2; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 3; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 4; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 5; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 6; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 7; REPLICATION INITIATOR PROTEIN DNAA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; MCM1 PROTEIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77952809666     PISSN: 10409238     EISSN: 15497798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10409238.2010.484836     Document Type: Review

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