DNA helicase and helicase-nuclease enzymes with a conserved iron-sulfur cluster

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4247-4260

  Wu, Yuliang ^a   Brosh, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; DNA PRIMASE; HELICASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NUCLEASE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN ADDAB; PROTEIN CHLR1; PROTEIN DING; PROTEIN DNA2; PROTEIN DOG 1; PROTEIN FANCJ; PROTEIN RTEL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM GROUP D PROTEIN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84861551208     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks039     Document Type: Review

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