Need for Speed: Mechanical Regulation of a Replicative Helicase

Taekjip Ha

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Abstract

There is much debate about how helicases unwind DNA during DNA replication and how their activity is regulated. In this issue, Johnson et al. (2007) shed light on this conundrum using a single molecule approach to dissect the behavior of the T7 DNA helicase.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1249-1250
Number of pages2
JournalCell
Volume129
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 29 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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