The nucleotide addition cycle of RNA polymerase is controlled by two molecular hinges in the Bridge Helix domain

BMC Biology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Weinzierl, Robert O J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77958579653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-8-134     Document Type: Article

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