Changes in the tension in dsDNA alter the conformation of RecA bound to dsDNA-RecA filaments

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 8833-8843

  Conover, Alyson J ^a   Danilowicz, Claudia ^a   Gunaratne, Ruwan ^a   Coljee, Vincent W ^a   Kleckner, Nancy ^b   Prentiss, Mara ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HETERODUPLEX; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BUFFERS; DNA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REC A RECOMBINASES;

EID: 80455168305     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr561     Document Type: Article

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