Dynamics and Regulation of RecA Polymerization and De-Polymerization on Double-Stranded DNA

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Fu, Hongxia ^a,b   Le, Shimin ^a   Muniyappa, Kalappa ^c   Yan, Jie ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECA PROTEIN; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; METABOLISM; POLYMERIZATION;

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; POLYMERIZATION; REC A RECOMBINASES;

EID: 84879144651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066712     Document Type: Article

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