title: Homologous recombination. A ring for a warhead.
abstract: The active 'warhead' RuvB of the Escherichia coli protein that catalyzes the branch-migration step of homologous recombination is a helicase that binds DNA as a double-ring oligomer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, The University, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lilley
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000502:physiology*; D004260:DNA Repair; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C061260:RuvB protein, Bacteria; D004265:DNA Helicases