The stalk region of the RecU resolvase is essential for holliday junction recognition and distortion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 410, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-49

  Cañas, Cristina ^a   Carrasco, Begoña ^a   García Tirado, Esther ^a   Rafferty, John B ^b   Alonso, Juan C ^a   Ayora, Silvia ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hjc; Holliday junction resolvases; RecA; RecU; RuvB

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE; RECA PROTEIN; RECU PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; GENE INTERACTION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 80955180102     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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