2006
The ϕ29 DNA polymerase:protein‐primer structure suggests a model for the initiation to elongation transition
Kamtekar S, Berman AJ, Wang J, Lázaro JM, de Vega M, Blanco L, Salas M, Steitz TA. The ϕ29 DNA polymerase:protein‐primer structure suggests a model for the initiation to elongation transition. The EMBO Journal 2006, 25: 1335-1343. PMID: 16511564, PMCID: PMC1422159, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal proteinDNA polymeraseDNA synthesisPrime replicationLinear chromosomesElongation transitionϕ29 DNA polymeraseBacteriophage genomesProtein movesBacteriophage phi29Resolution structureDuplex productsElongation phaseBinding cleftThird domainPolymeraseTemplate DNADuplex DNAPrimer strandSerine hydroxylProteinAbsolute requirementDNAActive siteDomain
2000
Sulfolobus shibatae CCA-adding enzyme forms a tetramer upon binding two tRNA molecules: a scrunching-shuttling model of CCA specificity1 1Edited by T. Richmond
Li F, Wang J, Steitz T. Sulfolobus shibatae CCA-adding enzyme forms a tetramer upon binding two tRNA molecules: a scrunching-shuttling model of CCA specificity1 1Edited by T. Richmond. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2000, 304: 483-492. PMID: 11090289, DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive siteMulti-angle laser lightSmall-angle X-ray scatteringSize exclusion chromatographyX-ray scatteringFurther dimerizationExclusion chromatographyMoleculesDimeric enzymeC basesOligomerization stateTetramerTransfer RNA moleculesLaser lightTRNA moleculesRNA moleculesMonomersPrimer strandChromatographyEnzymeDimersHigh specificityBindingCCA-adding enzymeDimerization