The C-terminus of the phage λ Orf recombinase is involved in DNA binding

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-340

  Curtis, Fiona A ^a   Reed, Patricia ^a   Wilson, Lindsay A ^a   Bowers, Laura Y ^a   Yeo, Robert P ^a   Sanderson, John M ^a   Walmsley, Adrian R ^a   Sharples, Gary J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacteriophage ; DNA repair; genetic recombination; NinB; RecFOR; SSB

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINASES; SEQUENCE DELETION; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79952145471     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: 10991352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.1079     Document Type: Article

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