The Escherichia coli PriA helicase-double-stranded DNA complex: Location of the strong DNA-binding subsite on the helicase domain of the protein and the affinity control by the two nucleotide-binding sites of the enzyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 402, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-362

  Szymanski, Michal R ^a   Jezewska, Maria J ^a   Bujalowski, Wlodzimierz ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Allosteric interactions; DNA binding; Helicases; Motor proteins; PriA protein

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HELICASE; NUCLEOTIDE; PRIA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; COENZYME; DNA; DNA HELICASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; PRIA PROTEIN, E COLI; PROTEIN BINDING;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; TITRIMETRY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COENZYME; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUOROMETRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BINDING SITES; COENZYMES; DNA; DNA HELICASES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLUOROMETRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 77956759893     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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