Histone-like protein HU and bacterial DNA topology: Suppression of an HU deficiency by gyrase mutations

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 66-76

  Malik, Muhammad ^a   Bensaid, Abderazzak ^b   Rouviere Yaniv, Josette ^b   Drlica, Karl ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Gyrase; HU; Supercoiling; Suppressor mutation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HISTONE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NOVOBIOCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0029991026     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0068     Document Type: Article

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