Identification of two new genes, mukE and mukF, involved in chromosome partitioning in Escherichia coli

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-251

  Yamanaka, Kunitoshi ^a   Ogura, Teru ^a   Niki, Hironori ^a   Hiraga, Sota ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromosome partitioning; Escherichia coli; Leucine zipper; mukE; mukF

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; INDOLES; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029944542     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02174381     Document Type: Article

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