Structural Basis for Replication Origin Unwinding by An Initiator-Primase of Plasmid ColE2-P9: Duplex DNA Unwinding by A Single Protein
Itou, H., Yagura, M., Shirakihara, Y., Itoh, T.(2015) J Biol Chem 290: 3601-3611
- PubMed: 25538245 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M114.595645
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3VW4 - PubMed Abstract: 
Duplex DNA is generally unwound by protein oligomers prior to replication. The Rep protein of plasmid ColE2-P9 (34 kDa) is an essential initiator for plasmid DNA replication. This protein binds the replication origin (Ori) in a sequence-specific manner as a monomer and unwinds DNA ...