Replication of plasmid R6K γ origin in vivo and in vitro: Dependence on IHF binding to the ihf1 site

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 550-560

  Dellis, Stephanie ^a   Feng, Jin ^a   Filutowicz, Marcin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Copy up; IHF; Initiator protein; R6k origin; Regulation; Replication

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029919192     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0184     Document Type: Article

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