Toroidal proteins: Running rings around DNA

被引:52
作者
Hingorani, MM [1 ]
O'Donnell, M [1 ]
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[1] Rockefeller Univ, New York, NY 10021 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70052-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent structural data indicate that the toroidal form is quite common among DNA-binding enzymes. Is this abundance of ring-shaped proteins a coincidence, or does it reflect convergence to a winning quaternary structure? (C) Current Biology Ltd.
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