An unusual gene arrangement for the putative chromosome replication origin and circadian expression of dnaN in Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7942

Gene

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-109

  Liu, Yi ^a,c   Tsinoremas, Nicholas F ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cyanobacteria; DnaA boxes; Luciferase; luxAB; oriC

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP. PCC 6301;

EID: 0030006470     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00160-6     Document Type: Article

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