The mechanism of negative DNA supercoiling: A cascade of DNA-induced conformational changes prepares gyrase for strand passage

DNA Repair

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-34

  Gubaev, Airat ^a   Klostermeier, Dagmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATP driven conformational changes; DNA topology; Molecular machine; Negative supercoiling; Strand passage; Topoisomerase mechanism

Indexed keywords

ATP-DRIVEN CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; DNA TOPOLOGY; MOLECULAR MACHINE; NEGATIVE SUPERCOILING; STRAND PASSAGE; TOPOISOMERASE MECHANISM;

BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; DNA GYRASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84894348243     PISSN: 15687864     EISSN: 15687856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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