The Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex: Recent insights into catalytic activities and ATP-driven conformational changes

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-147

  Paull, Tanya T ^a   Deshpande, Rajashree A ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA double strand break repair; Mre11; Nbs1; Rad50

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MRE11 PROTEIN; NIBRIN; RAD50 PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA LIGASE; MRE11A PROTEIN, HUMAN; NBN PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; RAD50 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84919421154     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.07.007     Document Type: Review

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