Plasmid RK2 toxin protein ParE: Purification and interaction with the ParD antitoxin protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1420-1429

  Johnson, Erik P ^a   Ström, Arne R ^b   Helinski, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DIVISION; CROSS LINKING; DNA FOOTPRINTING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0029862847     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1420-1429.1996     Document Type: Article

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