The P1 ParA protein and its ATPase activity play a direct role in the segregation of plasmid copies to daughter cells

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1029-1036

  Davis, M A ^c   Radnedge, L ^a   Martin, K A ^b   Hayes, F ^d   Youngren, B ^a   Austin, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029798284     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.721423.x     Document Type: Article

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