DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV on the bacterial chromosome: Quinolone-induced DNA cleavage

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 627-637

  Chen, Chang Rung ^a,c   Malik, Muhammad ^a   Snyder, Michael ^b   Drlica, Karl ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Escherichia coli; Gyrase; lexA gene; Topoisomerase IV

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); OXOLINIC ACID; QUINOLONE;

ALLELE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL DEATH; CELL KILLING; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029991326     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0274     Document Type: Article

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